Can Cat People Become Dog People?
The Safeway cashier has stopped scanning my groceries. She stands staring just past my right shoulder at nothing. Her eyes are filled with tears. “I’m …
How to Summer in Alaska
The other evening my husband Mark and I were on a peaceful stroll when we came across this we shoot to kill sign. A not …
Springtime is Break-Up Time
Things are thawing out here in Alaska. I’d say we are just a day or two away from being able to extract my son’s homework …
The Roadkill List
The dead moose is a twisted heap on the side of the highway. He is huge, maybe 900 pounds. Looking at him you have to ask; …
#quarantinelife – Are Your Neighbors Doing it Better?
Jay Leno finally spots my husband in the second row. It had just been a matter of time. He stops searching the audience and points. “Hello …
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The Coronavirus Toilet Paper Panic, Notes from Alaska
As concern over the Coronavirus escalated, I called in a prescription refill on lotion for my daughter’s acne-prone skin. If the world were about to …
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Minding Your Own Business in Alaska
I’m watching kids get off the school bus from the heated seat of my 5-star crash & rollover safety rated SUV when another parent pulls …