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Take some time to write with me on Yukon Island
The time has come for my annual writer’s retreat on Yukon Island in Homer.
This time four years ago, Anchorage had no idea what was coming
Join us for a reading of writing from the pandemic years and the launch of Issue 6 of Chatter Marks, the Anchorage Museum journal, which collected all the writing from the Neighbors Project.
NEIGHBORS: An Anchorage doctor’s office has become a destination for patients whose lives have been upended by long COVID
Dr. Luke Liu’s clinic will soon begin recruiting patients for a pilot study of a treatment for long COVID symptoms.
NEIGHBORS: A blessing for mothers in pandemic times
Blessed is every coiled soccer sock you unroll before putting it in the wash…
NEIGHBORS: After years of pandemic disruption, Alaskans are setting more places at the Thanksgiving table
Over the last year, life in the city has inched back to normal for many people who had their usual routines hijacked by the pandemic.
NEIGHBORS: The pandemic years changed shopping in Anchorage. Maybe forever.
As the holiday season approaches, the experience of shopping and what’s available to buy has changed in major ways over the pandemic years. Economists project it’s unlikely to recover soon.
NEIGHBORS: Where have the workers gone?
I got curious about why there are still long drive-thru lines, long waits at restaurants and so many help-wanted signs in Anchorage.
NEIGHBORS: Who helped you through?
In this story, I wrote about how micro-communities we formed during the pandemic have blossomed into deep friendships.