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ABOUT ME
In 2nd grade the kids in our small one room school house took a field trip to visit the abandoned houses across the river from our village. The houses appeared as if the occupants left in a hurry, the contents inside undisturbed. The elders told us that ghosts would haunt those who took anything from inside one of the homes.
This was my first glimpse into the devastation wrought by epidemics in Alaska. From that day forward I would be infected with a love for the history, cultures, and stories of this vast landscape that is Alaska.
I grew up on the tundra and rivers of southwest Alaska. My experience and adventures in Alaska have shaped both my writing and my love and concern for humanity and our planet. I'm a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, screenwriter, novelist, and--- when the mood hits, a tundra philosopher-poet.
Recent Awards and Honors:
2026 Friends of Anchorage Library Keynote Speaker
2025 Alaska Arts Council Community Writing Workshops Grant
2024 UAA Chancellor's Award for Creativity
2020 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Project Award
2017 Alaska Literary Prize
2016 Alaska Center for the Book's "Contributions to Literacy in Alaska" Award
2014 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Project Award
2015 Anchorage Reads Novel
2013 Washington Post Notable List
CONTACT
Have you read one of my books and have a comment or question? OR do want me to visit your book club, officiate your wedding, or chop your firewood? (I'm really good at the latter!) Send me a message. Who knows, I might just respond!