Sometimes Island
I am remembering me the person I used to be long ago Sometimes Island sometimes you sometimes the wild berries and the pushki trials…
When You Return
When you return, your hair will be longer and your Alutiiq skin darkened from the sun’s reflection shining off the Pacific Ocean. “Ukalah!” I…
Old Houses
It is a humid Tuesday in July, and I am standing on the shoulder of a dirt road in northeast Wisconsin. I have pulled…
A Magical Suitcase Back to Kodiak
I was born and raised in Kodiak, a remote island in the Gulf of Alaska. For those who do not know it, Kodiak is…
