Growing up in the wilds of Alaska, most kids take fishing and hunting (often for subsistence) as a normal part of life. It’s pretty common for little Timmy to miss the first week of school in the fall because moose season just opened and the family has to fill the …
My Life
Just about every writer I’ve come across holds a secret (sometimes not so secret) desire to become famous and/or rich. I’m no exception. Although, my overwhelming, soul-sucking self-doubt will probably hold me back so that I’ll never come to realize that dream. That whole self-fulfilling prophesy thing, you know. But …
You aren’t quite sure how it started; perhaps a friend recommended it to you like a drug dealer in a dark alley. Or, maybe you were up late one night, surfing and came across it in the wee hours of the morning. However you ended up here, one thing most …
There seems to be an erroneous belief that majestic Alaska is a mysterious land locked forever in winter’s icy grip, trapped beneath ancient glaciers, forever frozen in time. Where darkness runs amok, the Auroras dance and Alaskans sit around in their cabins, slowly losing their minds and daydreaming about tropical …
A typical day in my life looks like… Han Solo meets a T-Rex on the way to a Circle K for a bottle of Crown. Yeah, I know. HUH? Han Solo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have been and always shall be crushing on Han Solo (a little obscure Star Trek …
There comes a time in every relationship where you just get sick and tired of looking at the same ole ugly mug across the breakfast table from you. Murder isn’t an option (usually) and divorces can get very spendy. So, what to do to make your life more entertaining and …
Today, I am offering up a sacrifice of a virgin-ish blogger in hopes that his waning life force will bring years of good luck and heaps of cash to my new blog. Yes, I’m kidding. Mostly. I got tired of listening to Michael whine and complain about how no one …
Author’s Note: This was originally requested by and written for a parenting magazine but I never heard back from them after repeated attempts and a tantrum or two. So, instead of shooting a 3 pointer into the trashcan, I thought I’d unleash this beast on my uber-loyal stalkers and the …
The Matanuska-Susitna River, Palmer, Alaska Today is my birthday. Some how, every year in Alaska, wise and thoughtful Mother Nature always seemed to blanket the world with the dreaded white stuff on my special day; suffocating my hopes of having a spring picnic like my brother always had (his birthday …
The greatest common denominator of all living things is death. You can’t escape it. You can’t hide from it. The Grim Reaper will eventually find you and take you to Heaven, Hell or some place in between; whichever you earned in your stint here on the mortal plane. Generally, those …