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Water Mask (The Alaska Literary Series)
In Water Mask, Monica Devine skis woodland trails with her baby on her back, navigates sea ice with Beaufort Sea whalers and whirls two thousand feet above the tundra with a rookie bush pilot. She negotiates the death of her father, and the near loss of her family's cabin on the Copper River. Reflections on family, place, memory, work, perception and art are woven into a seductive tapestry...in a land that both beguiles and rejects.
Things to Do on the Ski Train
Every year at Spring Equinox, the Alaska Railroad loads up skiers for the annual trip to Curry, an outpost 22 miles north of Talkeetna, for a day of snowshoeing and skiing. What to ...
Read More Oh, To be Eighty Again
I've found who I want to be when I grow up. Yes, I know, just be yourself they say, but in the context of the larger world, we all look ...
Read More First Thought. Best Thought.
ALL my life, I've been fascinated with how the mind works; how we think, dream, make decisions, intuit. I had a doctor's appointment the other day. ...
Read More The Horse of Ten Toes
My boots are crunching on cold dry snow. I'm walking the frozen river, delighted with every curve and bend, starting from a meandering slough where overflow threatens to soak my ...
Read More Only Reverence Will Make the Center Hold
Remember that you are human How could I forget? you ask Very easily, especially if you have money, or you are powerful or so successful that you push every thought ...
Read More Have Chai Tea with your Tai Chi
As we move into the Day of Love, I'd like to share Sharon Salzberg's teachings on loving-kindness meditation, or "metta", meaning boundless friendship toward oneself and others. Lovingkindness meditation ...
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