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The Alaska Philosophaster: Alaskan Spark

December 1, 2017 Deborah

The Alaska Philosophaster: Alaskan Spark

Another unexpected benefit is researching the wildland fire world. Some things have changed since 1992, when I worked in it with the BLM Alaska Fire Service. But not a lot. Aircraft and safety standards have improved, fire shelters and retardant chemicals have changed.

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FirefightingLois Paige SimensonWriting
AK News

Mary Odden on AQR @35

October 26, 2017 Deborah

Alaska Quarterly Review cares about where it lives, but it’s a literary magazine that’s not just for us or about us.

Source: Mary Odden on AQR @35

49 WritersAQRMary OddenReadingWriting
AK News

49 Writers Blog: Guest Blogger Kathleen Witkowska Tarr | A Harvest of Wisdom—Lessons from a First Book

October 19, 2017 Deborah

49 Writers Blog: Guest Blogger Kathleen Witkowska Tarr | A Harvest of Wisdom—Lessons from a First Book

49 Writers BlogKathleen Witkowska TarrReadingWriting
AK News

You can win an Interior Alaska hobby farm with an essay and $1,000

October 13, 2017 Deborah

By Laurel Andrews: You can win an Interior Alaska hobby farm with an essay and $1,000

AK NewsFarmingWriting

Information about how Alaska Women Rock

RSS Lois Paige Simenson

RSS Alaska On The Go

RSS Little Big House Alaska

  • Quick and Easy Cowboy Stew November 27, 2023
    The post Quick and Easy Cowboy Stew appeared first on Little House Big Alaska.
    Laura

RSS Life Alaskan Style

  • Saddle Creek Trail to Grewingk Glacier Lake September 11, 2017
    At the end of July we took the boat over to Halibut Cove to hike the Saddle Trail with the kids to picnic at Grewingk Glacier Lake. It's a great trail for kids to master themselves, and Riggs hiked the whole way himself. Raina was in the backpack, but more because we wanted to hike […]
    Anonymous

RSS Alaska PhotoGraphics

  • Alpenglow and Denali November 23, 2023
    Denali and Wonder Lake with pink alpenglow light reflecting in the lake, Denali National Park, Interior, Alaska Published in Denali

RSS Alaska Travelgram

  • Music City, USA: Katie goes to Nashville November 7, 2023
    Special Correspondent Katie Pesznecker attended a conference in Nashville, TN last month. Still, she managed to sneak out and have a good time: enjoying great music and great food with ... The post Music City, USA: Katie goes to Nashville appeared first on Alaska Travelgram.
    scott

RSS Allergy Free Alaska

  • Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer Recipe August 26, 2023
    Sugar-free pumpkin spice creamer is a flavorful and healthy alternative to traditional store-bought pumpkin spice creamer loaded with sugar, corn syrup, and artificial flavor. Made with natural ingredients, like real pumpkin puree, this healthier recipe offers a creamy texture and a delicious blend of fall spices. Now, you can enjoy the taste of a pumpkin... […]
    Mēgan

RSS Backwoods Mom

RSS Dabblings and Ramblings

  • Welcome November 10, 2015
    100 Plus Women Who Care is a group of inspiring women philanthropists who are contributing to the Mat-Su community Source: Welcome
    AK Rambler

RSS Get Out, Sitka!

  • Sitka Sprouts session on Tuesday is all about numbers and counting November 28, 2023
    All about numbers and counting is the theme for the next session of Sitka Sprouts on Tuesday, Nov. 28. “The theme for our program will be NUMBERS + COUNTING = fun activities that introduce and explore numbers (mostly 1-10) and … Continue reading →
    Charles Bingham

RSS Laurie Constantino

  • The 10 Best Gifts for Cooks and Food Lovers December 17, 2014
    My list of 10 Best Gifts for Cooks and Food Lovers helps last minute shoppers buy great presents for the food obsessed; most of the items on the list I’ve used and loved for years. Most importantly, if you act quickly, there’s still time to order most of my recommended gifts and have them arrive […]
    Laurie Constantino

RSS Life In Alaska

  • Homer Alaska Podcast April 13, 2019
    A man who just moved to Homer about a year ago from Chicago has started a podcast interviewing people from the Homer community. He called up my husband a few months ago and asked him if he would be willing to be interviewed. My husband said sure, so the second episode of Alex's podcast features […]
    Michelle Waclawski

RSS Gluten Free & Other Allergen Free Recipes

  • Instant Pot Navy Bean Soup April 1, 2017
    I LOVE my grandmother’s navy bean soup, but it takes forever to make with soaking the beans overnight and then slow cooking the soup all day. I decided to try it in my Instant Pot and it was a success! Not only that, but my kids loved it…score! Ingredients: 1-2 Tbs. olive oil 1 onion, diced 3 […]
    Megan

RSS Nome Muckin’ Around

RSS Northern Lights Mama

  • Visiting Washington, Part Three July 30, 2019
    During our time in Washington we also took some time to drive over to Kennewick to visit some of my family in that area.  We camped in my aunt and uncle's driveway and visited them and some of my cousins.  The highlight for the girls was the nerf war for sure (pictures here).  It was […]
    Andrea

RSS Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

  • Sandra's Fresh Apple Pecan Cake (9x13") September 18, 2023
     My husband loves this cakeso much he had two pieces 'after' eating lunch...Ingredients2 Eggs1 ½ cup Canola Oil2 cups Granulated Sugar3 cups A-P Flour2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg½ teaspoon Kosher Salt1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda4 cups Chopped Apples (peeled and cored): measure after chopping1 cup chopped Pecans: measure after chopping1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract⅔ […]
    sandra

RSS Living In Alaska Life In The Last Frontier

RSS The Runner’s Plate

  • Gift Guide for Runners – Under $50 November 22, 2023
    Having a hard time finding that perfect gift for your running friend or family member? Well, I’ve got you! These…
    Michelle

RSS Wild Roots Homestead

  • First Post of 2017; changes abound November 8, 2017
    This year has found me embracing motherhood in a way I have never done before, celebrating every day, savoring every moment; the endearing ones as well as the frustrating ones. Tessa is almost twenty months old! I could go on and on about all that she is doing and becoming. But I'm sure you can […]
    Emily

RSS Life in the (907)

  • 2017 Garden Wrap-Up September 19, 2017
    Well, 2017 was not a good garden year in my area, even for those of us with greenhouses/high tunnels.  I'm sure I didn't help my chances at all; we had a month between returning home from the States and getting the roof on the high tunnel, and I didn't start any seeds or work the […]
    Kristin

RSS Coleen’s Recipes

  • CROCKPOT TURKEY BREAST November 17, 2023
    SUPER EASY Have you ever cooked a whole turkey breast in the crockpot? It is fail proof and super moist and tender!!! It is so easy, that turkey and gravy won't be "just for Thanksgiving" any more!!   5 pound bone-in turkey breast 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 3 stalks celery chopped 1/2 cup chicken […]
    Coleens Recipes

RSS Alaska Urban Hippie

RSS Our ThirdThirds

  • "Home" vs. "Away" May 20, 2022
    I’m home now. I’m looking at the flea market couch I brought up from California; I had cushions made three times over the years till I got it just right. Now it’s just right. It’s been in my life 42 years. Tim has been in my life 34 years, but he had to be out of […]
    CloudyinAK

RSS Cinthia Ritchie

  • Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
    It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
    cinthiaritchie

RSS Mountain View Post

  • In Mountain View, something sweet December 3, 2020
    Mountain View is in for a treat — a whole new store full of treats, in fact. Packed with dozens of varieties of handmade custom candies, classic favorites, and assorted other sweets, Sweet Creations Lollipop Boutique is one of the latest businesses to open doors in the neighborhood. Owner Missy Simms made it for the […]
    Kirsten Swann

RSS South Anchorage Farmer’s Market

RSS The Runner’s Plate

  • Gift Guide for Runners – Under $50 November 22, 2023
    Having a hard time finding that perfect gift for your running friend or family member? Well, I’ve got you! These…
    Michelle

RSS Twice In A Lifetime

  • Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
    Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska. The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska. Earlier this winter, the boys and […]

RSS Lynn Curry, Writing From The Cabin

  • A Drama in 127 Words: Leaning Forward November 29, 2023
    Here’s a story I wrote one evening waiting out a storm at the cabin that a favorite literary magazine, The Big Windows Review published. I’d love to know what you think of it. Cully fights her way up the steep hill, attacked at every step by thick alder bushes bent from last winter’s snow. Clumps […]
    lynnewriter10
  • Short Story in Poem Form For Fun & Inspiration:) November 16, 2023
    Lonely calls,Don’t answer.Lonely sneaks you a note, Shake your head,You’re busy.Lonely taps you on the shoulder,Brush it off.Lonely interrupts your walk.Sorry, am joining friends.Lonely scoffs.Haven’t yet met them but will, just wait.Lonely appears at the door—Sorry, wrong address.Lonely persists—Peers in the window late at night,Sees a crack,Razors forward.Stop. Turn the tables—Hey Lonely,Take my hand,Let’s grab a […]
    lynnewriter10
  • Dare to Real-life Write October 31, 2023
    When I read the powerful The Lie That Tells a Truth, I began thinking of a character who wasn’t me, but who’d gone through what I had and come out the other side.  Jess Cassidy burst into life. Her Next Hero begins with: He shouldn’t fly. I shoved my doubts down and shivered as my […]
    lynnewriter10
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