In Kodiak, the calendar’s proclamation of the first day of spring often fell out of sync with nature’s own timetable. For me, spring announced itself not through the chirping of birds or the blooming of early flowers, but through the soft, persistent sound of running water. Walking home from school along Lower Mill Bay Road, […]

I was raised on the island Deep rivers, tall trees Where mountains hold secrets And salt rides the breeze Well, it’s a rugged place Lush green and hard stone But it’s the people I knew Who made it my home I’m a Kodiak kid No matter how far I roam The house on North Blvd […]

It was March 1989 and a hiking buddy and I were sitting on a mountain in Kodiak, Alaska, looking across the valley at a bear who had just come out of hibernation and was happily digging up roots, eating and rebooting his digestive system. We gazed into our binoculars and talked about a tanker that […]

Let me start by admitting that my tech skills are minimal. I love to write, just for the pleasure of writing. But I once lost the best story I’d ever written because my computer, which had been warning me of an impending disaster like a rumbling volcano, imploded and I had not backed up my […]