NEIGHBORS: Who helped you through?
In this story, I wrote about how micro-communities we formed during the pandemic have blossomed into deep friendships.
Classes and Workshops
Elders: Join me for a free pandemic writing reflection workshop
This free two-day writing workshop for people 55+ is meant to help writers craft and refine short pieces of nonfiction work.
NEIGHBORS: Alaska’s child care sector is in crisis, but market conditions are great for small entrepreneurs
It isn’t easy to gauge how many, but high demand has made conditions right for some longtime early childhood workers to quit their jobs and work on their own.
NEIGHBORS: Chaos for homeless ripples into downtown Anchorage, where ambassadors guard a fragile recovery
For the NEIGHBORS project, I took a look at how the pandemic changed downtown through the eyes of two downtown ambassadors, charged with waking people sleeping on the street in the mornings.
NEIGHBORS: After 2 pandemic years, these Anchorage seniors are reclaiming their community, one card game at a time
There’s still a risk, but seniors are flooding back to Anchorage Senior Center
Free youth summer writing workshops! (Sponsored by Anchorage Museum)
High school and middle school writers are invited to join me in two-day small group non-fiction writing workshops. Participation is limited and sign-up is required.
NEIGHBORS: A year’s supply of rice and 15 mustards: Alaskans’ overstocked pantry shelves tell the story of anxious years
You could say our pantries reflect our collective state of mind and the state of the world. They also tell us how we’re recovering from the pandemic years.
NEIGHBORS: Acts of kindness multiply: The story from one Midtown Anchorage drive-thru
For much of the past two years, a lot of us have been isolated from people we know, but also from the world of strangers, from small talk in line for coffee and smiles in the grocery store, and the sense of community that comes with it. That makes acts of kindness more meaningful
NEIGHBORS: Mothers of pandemic babies in Anchorage remember isolation, anxiety and deep resolve
Some women who gave birth to pandemic babies in Anchorage hospitals say their transitions to motherhood showed them they were more capable than they imagined.
Interested in the NEIGHBORS project? Come read, listen and mingle!
I’d like to invite anybody who’s been writing along, casually following, occasionally writing or just interested to a reading and meet-up at the Seed Lab on First Friday, 5/6, at 7. We’ll have an open mic reading of some of the work we’ve been doing in response to our pandemic story prompts.