We hear a lot about the future of New York, of San Francisco, of England. Ever wondered what the NORTH would look like in 50 years? What would be happening, what kinds of trends here in the Yukon? What kinds of possibilities? Is it all going to be dark from climate change, or will we [...]
Archive for the ‘writing’ Category
The Future of the Yukon (maybe): Radio Series “Yukon 2058″ 1 comment
What if you knew the Internet would be gone next week? 2 comments
I was thinking about how much I live a web-life–the articles I read online from newspapers I subscribe to online, the contact I keep with people online, the deals I make online, the shopping I do, the uploading, the downloading. We already have virtual lives. We don’t need Second Life to show us how to [...]
Moose, Cranberry, and the Everlasting Dinner Party: The Boreal Gourmet, cookbook, by Michele Genest Leave a comment
You’ve already seen the wonderful wildberry sourdough muffins recipe which I so tantalized you with (permission granted by Miche). Now experience what cooks and connoisseurs are talking about in The Boreal Gourmet: Adventures in Northern Cooking by Michele Genest. The book is more than a cookbook–it is a memoir of the cooking experience, the preparation, [...]
Wildberry Sourdough Muffins recipe from The Boreal Gourmet, by Michele Genest 2 comments
Breakfast-eaters, snackers, hangers-out: it’s time to reclaim the muffin from the fast-food joints and even from the groovy independent cafes. _____________________________________ Like the picture? Get more recipes like the one below from our very own Yukon Boreal Gourmet, Michele Genest. Her book, the Boreal Gourmet, just got a nice, nice, tasty review from GEIST. _____________________________________ [...]
Clarion 2011 taking Applications: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Workshop 1 comment
Announcing the 2011 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop @ UC San Diego June 26 to August 6, 2011 Clarion is widely recognized as a premier training ground for aspiring writers of fantasy and science fiction short stories. The 2011 writers in residence are Nina Kiriki Hoffman John Scalzi Elizabeth Bear David Anthony Durham [...]
What is Realms of Fantasy looking for? Leave a comment
The Clarion Foundation (parent of Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop) has a wonderful blog. Douglas Cohen, an editor from Realms of Fantasy, recently wrote a guest post there talking about the view from Realms of Fantasy, from its long run in the industry, including its two recent revivals with new publishers. There is some [...]
I Claudius, I Gertrude, I Polonius, I Hamlet: the humanity and unity of Bhaneja’s Hamlet {solo} 3 comments
I just returned from a brilliant rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Yukon Arts Centre. One man, Raoul Bhaneja, did the whole play–or an edited version of the whole play–but he did every part, not just Hamlet’s soliloquies. He had a box of light and an edge of darkness that he ran around making us [...]
Baked Café: Purveyors of Fine Coffees, Good Foods, and Perfect Days 5 comments
A perfect day, and I’ve had them before, almost always contains a visit to Baked Café. Some days I just come to sit on the black couches and look out the windows at Whitehorse going by. Sometimes I bring a book to read. Sometimes I plan official meetings there. Other times I arrange to meet [...]
Martin Luther King Jr, Nichelle Nichols, and Building a Positive Future Through Fiction, on NPR Leave a comment
Monday, the day the US celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. day, there will be a special segment highlighting MLK’s conversation with Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek for both the first series and a majority of the movies. While Trek fans are familiar with the story, most people aren’t aware [...]
Moon Over Manifest Wins 2011 Newbery Medal for First Time Novelist, Clare Vanderpool 1 comment
Moon Over Manifest, the debut novel by Clare Vanderpool, just won the Newbery Medal. According to the website for Newbery, “[the medal] is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” From the [...]
