I just got home from the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference in Homer, Alaska. I had a great time and enjoyed meeting fellow writers. I'm...

(Note: I have a bum left hand today, so I'm recycling an old post from a few years ago. Enjoy!) I was the nice, quiet kid who read a lot....

I was one of those kids who always loved school. I enjoyed my classes, and my teachers expanded my world. I was lucky to have great...

I admit I'm jealous of the photos of spring bulbs flowering and trees budding in other places. But signs of spring are arriving here in...

Since President Grant established Yellowstone National Park in 1872, national parks have been inspiring and enriching our lives. I’ve...

Spring is the time of renewal and new beginnings. While the view out my window is still white and brown, I have hope spring is coming to...

As you’ve probably noticed by now, I am a huge library fan. My family loves to read, and one of my favorite childhood memories is getting...

About a month ago, I was in a writing slump. I still thought about my novel/work in progress, and I put enough words together to...

Note: This was first posted on the Romancing the Genres blog. Alaska has its share of strong women. One of the strongest is an historical...

You’ve probably heard of the Iditarod, but you may not know this year’s race is the fiftieth. Joe Redington Sr. and a few others wanted...

Last week, I wrote about Anchorage's Fur Rendezvous festival (https://www.lynnlovegreen.com/post/fur-rondy-time). My family and I had a...

Fur Rondy is short for Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage's winter festival. It started way back in 1935, at a time "that would coincide with the...

I usually write about books, writing, or Alaska on this blog. I reserve the political stuff for my social media or my private life. But...

Did you know that Alaska has a long heritage of Black history? It does! Among the first group of Americans to arrive in the Arctic were...

I am lucky to live and write in Alaska for many reasons. One is the great writing community here. I am fortunate to have writing friends...

Trying Out The StoryGraph A friend recently mentioned The StoryGraph (https://app.thestorygraph.com/). Anything that has to do with books...

Note: This was first posted in the Romancing the Genres blog. The beginning of the year is a great time to do something new. Want to try...

On January 26, 1959, the first Alaska state legislature convened in Juneau. Forty representatives and twenty senators were elected from...

I was able to surpass my reading goal, one of the few silver linings of being stuck at home in 2021. Many of the novels I read were new,...

A couple years ago, one of my friends said she focuses on a Word of the Year instead of making a resolution. I thought that made sense,...