Category: Random

Me talkin to myself

  • I’ve never written about the world’s best chocolate bar because it is generally only available in Canada. Why disappoint my American friends who wouldn’t be able to enjoy it? Ignorance is bliss, right? But last week, my amazing spouse — who it’s possible may have the better eye when it comes to the candy section…

  • She ain’t no rookie even if it is her first Iditarod. A member of the Han Gwich’in from Eagle Village, Alaska, she’s run plenty of sled dog races, but this was the first time she had to run off a bison charging her team. They came upon it — a woods bison, slightly larger than…

  • About halfway through author Rick Levin’s novel “Off Route,” I found myself muttering, “Pick a lane, dude.” But not in a bad way. More in a “what the hell kind of story is this?” way. There’s no knowing what’s coming around the next narrative bend. But Levin’s voice is so real, so comfortable in its…