A year ago, my husband and I took a day trip to Katmai National Park and Preserve. It’s not as well-known as some national parks in...

This week's blog is another note from our recent travels. One of my favorite Western sites is the Cadillac Ranch, outside Amarillo, Texas...

We did some traveling around the Lower 48 states (what Alaskans call Outside) earlier this summer. I know this out of my usual blog...

Summer is my favorite time of year, partly because of gardens. I love to see what other people are doing with their gardens, and to...

This was first posted on the Romancing the Genres blog. I’ve never been a fireworks fanatic, and I think it’s because I’m an Alaskan. We...

Revising in Layers Everyone finds their own writing process as they go through their journey. I used to struggle with revisions until I...

June, Pride Month, is a great time to read LQBTQ+ books. There are lots to choose from nowadays, and there’s no better way to celebrate...

I’ve been posting #writingtipsforteens on the first week of each month. This month’s post is the last for the school year. Here are some...

In honor of AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month, today’s post is about Thelma Garcia Buchholdt. She was a great public...

When Felix Pedro discovered gold near E. T. Barnette’s trading post, Barnette saw an opportunity to get rich quick. But someone had to...

May is AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month. (See AAPI Heritage Month events and history athttps://asianpacificherit...

I’ve been posting #writingtipsforteens on the first week of each month. This month’s subject is setting. So, what is setting? Generally,...

I attended the Pike Peak Writers Conference last weekend. I enjoyed (virtually) hanging out with other writers and learned a lot from the...

I’ve spent a lot of time on Zoom and other virtual platforms over the past year. Although I get tired of looking at screens, I must admit...

Anchorage is a young town. Although the indigenous Dena’ina people have been living and subsistence hunting and fishing in the Anchorage...

I’m posting #writingtipsforteens on the first week of each month. This month’s subject is character arcs. In each novel or long story,...

On March 30, 1867, the United States of America officially purchased the territory of Alaska. We commemorate the day as the state’s...

While the COVID-19 pandemic makes travel difficult and Alaskans are still enduring below-freezing temps, it’s a good time to daydream of...

I have been a library person all my life. My parents raised me to be a voracious reader, and the library has always been a big part of my...

This weekend is the start of the Last Great Race on Earth, the Iditarod.This year, the sled dog race is altered because of the COVID-19...