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 […]

Wanted to run a medium fast 4-5 miler today so I hit the Tonsina Trail. I expected it to be slick; parts of it run through the middle of a stream bed (yeah, through the middle–that’s how trails are up here). But once through that, it usually evens out. Today it didn’t. I had on […]

Took a short 4-mile run along the bay today, right at twilight. Oh, those blues! I can’t get enough of the blue shadows. I swear, it really does something to me. Sometimes when I’m holed up in the house writing, which I’ve been doing too much of lately, I become a little depressed, a little hard […]

Yeah, you know you wanna do it, right? Great photo, huh? I didn’t take it. It’s by Ron Niebrugge. It’s time to register for one of the most grueling and glorious races in Alaska. Mount Marathon racers and wannabes must apply for a lottery spot before midnight March 31. Cost is $25 for junior racers […]

Okay, sometimes I do bitch about my job, but being a small town Alaska journalist has it perks. Such as when I get to sightsee in a flight plane or take boat rides to see sea lions or snag free kayaking lessons. Today was one of those “perk” days when I got to shoot and interview some […]

Oh man, it’s Thursday night and I’m just getting around to blogging for the week (bad, bad, blogger, Cinthia!). It’s been a bit hectic around here. That’s a lie. It’s been very calm. I’ve been writing like mad, writing for hours and hours, barely sleeping, eating too much one day and hardly anything the next. […]

Not sure if anyone else has blogged about this yet, I’ve been a bit out of the loop today. But my sister sent me an email that there was a sale on running skirts (I’m totally buying matching skirts for the next time we race together) and had to share Check it out on at […]