A poem for Mothers but perhaps more for dudes. substack.com/@letters2big...

The landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Arm last August reached a height of 1,580 feet, just short of the deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami in Lituya Bay in 1958, a new study says. via @alaskabeacon.com

Graphic novel sex education? How “novel?” And by “graphic” are you talking charcoal? Asking for a friend…

In his farewell column, science writer Ned Rozell remembers the many stories and adventures of his 30-year career.

Relatives, friends and supporters of murdered and missing Indigenous Alaskans walk to bring attention to he MMIP issue, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/relat...

Exciting news on the audiobook front for The Raven’s Gift. Can’t wait to share the news with you!

Tell me how your state doesn’t believe in the future without telling me your state doesn’t believe in the future. I’ll go first:

Alaska Public Media is still here and still strong because of you! Hear why your support matters from our local reporters, producers and staff themselves. Tune in to KSKA FM 91.1 (Anchorage) between now and Wednesday for our Spring Radio Drive and give today at akpub.io/SpringDrive26-BY.

Anchorage peeps— I’ll be giving the keynote at Beyond the Stacks this Saturday. Come support our local libraries! 🙏 event.auctria.com/f3cbef80-0d9...

College class visit at Alaska Pacific University. Wild to be a part of this list of required reading. 🤯

Today’s proof we might be living in a simulation: I poured milk from the Costco big milk jug—without a drop spilling!

Fixed it.

Going to start dabbling in this realm. Subscribe for free. Free shipping to Alaska AND Hawaii!* *only these states (how does that feel?) open.substack.com/pub/letters2...

Putting the “sub” in Substack. I’m going to begin sharing the madness there. Join my four subscribers (for free!). Help me make it five.

My buddy Matt Komatasu shares my sentiments about the gutting of Alaska’s public education system here (but without the profanity I’d use!) open.substack.com/pub/matthewk...

KuskoCon was a blast! Wrote a little blurb on our Ko-Fi about the experience. Thank you @rangerhfox.com @iraven.bsky.social @wy477.bsky.social @justonpar.bsky.social for making it happen! Support our work on Ko-Fi! ko-fi.com/cakeneq

Add a word to a movie title to make it exclusively Alaskan. I’ll go first: The Honey-Bucket List

How long will it take for those of us against war are suddenly Un-American again?

Lingít author Shaankaláx̱t’ Ernestine Hayes said Peratrovich's legacy inspires her, especially as she reads the news today.

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

I stumbled upon this post and it made my already insane night even better. Thank you! That was a blast.

tomorrow i am helping to coordinate the Alaska Music Summit in Anchorage. it's the 3rd in three weeks. We're gonna pack this room with musicians, music teachers, bookers, presenters, arts administrators, and more tomorrow, and we're gonna preach solidarity.

Who wants to not go see Melania with me tomorrow! I’ve been waiting to never see this film! Finally, the wait is almost over…

ICE stands for… I’ll go first: Insurrectionists Co-opting Evil

I just had to write a social media post for a close friend’s family to share a big loss. When my students say writing is hard, I usually try to convince them otherwise. There are exceptions. Today was one. Sometimes writing IS hard.

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Whoops! I accidentally sent my Santa letter to @adn.com www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Save the date! Our warmest holiday tradition, Talk of Alaska: Holiday Greetings Across The State, is back again this year! Join hosts Steve Heimel and Wesley Early for a little Christmas cheer via radio and livestream Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 10 am. More at alaskapublic.org/events.

Great list! Honored to be on it! 🙏

That’s my buddy Rilen! Joining his brother at ASU! Clearly the 1st Alaskan Brothers to go D1 baseball? Gotta be! I’m so proud. #AlaskaGrown

You are the best Jamie! Quyana! (Yup’ik for “thanks!”)

#RuralAlaska #PublicMedia Ehat public Media means to Rural Alaska and RuralAmerica revealnews.org/podcast/publ...

Writer Don Rearden has raised thousands of dollars since he launched his campaign. "What matters is community," he said.

"Two Old Women" is an adaptation of Velma Wallis' novel of the same name. Wallis's 1993 book is based on an Athabascan legend and takes place before colonization.

I’m giving away my novel to anyone who will donate to relief efforts, and so grateful for this story from Alaska Public Media. Could you carry this story @npr.org ? We’ve got so many Alaskans in need from Typhoon Halong. 🙏

Alaska writer and artist team up to build a community of support for storm evacuees alaskapublic.org/2025-western...

Just rolled this out and we’ve already raised over a $1K of direct relief funds! Donate any amount and get an exclusive just released novel of mine as an ebook #TyphoonHalong #Alaska

Power is out in a vast portion of Anchorage…

Communities such as Tuntutuliak and Napakiak are working to get homes and infrastructure ready for winter after the destruction caused by ex-Typhoon Halong. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

This is part of the final installment of a three-part series about the 1918 wreck of the Canadian Steamship Princess Sophia on Vanderbilt Reef. The sinking remains the West Coast’s greatest loss of life in a maritime disaster. www.juneauindependent.com/post/sinking...

I can’t believe this story is about me. David James is such a gift for Alaskan writers. (Nancy Lord, too.) and thank you to Anchorage Daily News for still publishing stories about writers and book reviews.

Ten women were inducted into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame on Tuesday, including Joaqlin Estus, one of Alaska's first Native journalists, and her great-grandmother.

Donate, share— and please pre-order @naviyuk.bsky.social ‘s latest! 🙏

As evacuations in the aftermath of the Western Alaska storms wind down, organizations are looking toward finding families longer-term housing so they can move out of mass shelters.