Monthly Archives: June 2013

A sunny Solstice, Anchorage 2013

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

What to do with a sunny Saturday in Anchorage? It was the weekend for all of Anchorage’s Solstice celebrations — the downtown party, and the Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon, plus all of the regular summer activities — yard sales, farmers’ … Continue reading →

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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Day 4, and back to Anchorage

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

  Naomi Shihab Nye, the keynote poet, at Monday morning’s opening workshop. Naomi’s a poet (and children’s book writer, novelist, memoirist, teacher, and so forth). She opened with “Oh my God! I thought I had three hours this morning and I … Continue reading →

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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Day 3

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

  Rich Chiappone talks scene, summary, exposition. This was the last workshop of Sunday afternoon. Luckily, Rich is a very funny guy, lively and engaging. The average age in the group was about half that of the typical group over … Continue reading →

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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Day 2

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

Breakfast at La Baleine on the Spit; Jim’s oatmeal with berries on it. It had sides of dried cherries, walnuts, brown sugar, cream, and honey, along with homemade toast, and butter — a morning feast. Fog hung over the Spit … Continue reading →

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