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The Big City Perspective — Spring Arrives in Alaska I moved to Alaska a year ago. I went through the winter, I lived through the short days, I braved the weather. I survived all that to see the spring arrive and the days get longer. The sun now rises early and sets late. By June…

A writerly pursuit — Café Chai recently opened in a nearby town and is worth the short drive. Much has gone into its décor. The walls are concrete and distressed, as if someone has just scrapped off the wallpaper. Teardrop chandeliers shed soft light. The tables are wooden planks with church pews on one…

A fellow poet has set up a lift challenge and you should join in. — Christina Marie Ward has set up a challenge for poets to love on each other, in other words, support each other. I think it is great! Check it out: Call to Poets: Let’s Do a Poet’s Lift! An engagement challengefnfwriter.medium.com Tagging a few poetry friends, off the top of my head so forgive me if I forget someone: Carolyn Hastings Monoreena…

My 30-day experiment uncovered a disturbing algorithm finding — I’ve had a theory for over a year, but never put it to the test until now. Over the past 30 days I wrote one Medium story and let ‘er rip. I wanted to know if my theory was true. I hoped it wasn’t, because it would likely mean the…

If you have the luxury, why not do what feels good? — I have a friend whose superhuman level of productivity is the stuff of legends. He wakes up at five am, and admits that he feels lazy if he’s not accomplishing something. I do not wake up at five am. Honestly, I do not aspire to wake up at five am. …