Oh my! People in Alaska are in an uproar over a dog musher’s alleged use of the F word. Blayne Streeper was disqualified from the Fur Rondy World Champion Sled Dog Races in Anchorage after spectators and race official reportedly saw him punch and swear at Luke Sampson while coming up the hill by Cordova […]

It’s here! It’s here! The 2011 Alaska Runner’s is out. Browse through the enjoy. (Can life can any more exciting??)

Earlier tonight the winds swept down upon town and I huddled in a blanket and waited it out with the cats, all the while wondering if the house was going to blow away, like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” If so, what would I wish for when I met the great and powerful Oz? New running […]

I’m back! Took some time off writing, and a week off running. The running hurt more than the writing. I was grumpy. I ate too much popcorn. I cleaned the house, caught up on the laundry. When I found myself scrubbing the bathtub, I knew it was time to tie on my shoes and hit […]

Oh, how nice to be in a warmer climate. Today I ran 7 miles, half of it one the beach in my bare foot. Oh, oh, oh, the joy! I almost wept to be running along the shore, the waves splashing my ankles. It was pure bliss. Passed a woman walking her dog. She had on […]

While some of my writing friends are at the AWP conference, I’m on Whidbey Island on my Hedgebrook Writing Residency, holed up in the cutest cabin and writing my ass off. The Internet is limited so I am copying and pasting this from a word document–hope it all the pics come through. Here is the view from my […]