Dispatches, Stories & Journalism: Hank Nuwer
Grab a coffee and enjoy the story clearinghouse of Hank Nuwer with photos of Alaska and its wildlife by Malgorzata (Gosia) Nuwer.
Hank Nuwer’s Indiana University Press books on hazing. Podcast in The Culture
Podcast of “Weed in the Garden of Academe” with Hank Nuwer
Scroll down for archived Realalaskadaily stories.Thank you for reading. Got a compliment or gripe? Drop a line to Hjnuwer@Alaska.edu. Gosia and I want to keep this site ad-free. Trying to raise funds for last-minute research on my Kurt Vonnegut biography: “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” (“Not authorized, but authentic scholarship”). Your donation would be so helpful: Hank Nuwer, PO Box 73446; Fairbanks, AK 99707-3446.
That time Boots and Beans killed the Vonnegut cat
Excerpt from "Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole," a bio-in-progress by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut described his father as a gentle, soft-spoken pacifist. Even so, Kurt (Doc) Vonnegut, Sr. had his limits. Two big dogs owned by neighbor Fred Wales, Sr., one day killed...
The Death of Kurt Vonnegut’s Brother-in-Law
Note: This chapter from my in-progress biography of Kurt Vonnegut must and will be cut significantly for space and for reader interest. I included it all here as a draft, not the final draft. Footnotes are placed here for position only. They will be placed at the end...
“Poor Old Edgar Derby”: the Michael Paiella chapter
Excerpt from a biography-in-progress by Hank Nuwer: "Poor Old Edgar Derby" “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” by Hank Nuwer Chapter: "Poor Old Edgar Derby". Catch an error? Suggest any changes? By all means, write Hank Nuwer at...
Glenn Miller: moonlight Sayonara
Excerpt from a work-in-progress, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention. by Hank Nuwer The weather stunk from England deep into Germany the night of December 15th. Freezing rain and snow...
The story of Peter Lieber, Kurt Vonnegut’s paternal great-grandfather
Excerpt from a work-in-progress, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention. by Hank Nuwer The grandfather of Edith Lieber Vonnegut was the family patriarch Peter Lieber, born May 27, 1824, in Germany, one...
Excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole A Life of Reinvention”
Excerpt from a work-in-progress, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention. by Hank Nuwer Catch any errors? Suggest any changes? By all means, write Hank Nuwer at Nuwerhank@gmail.com Chapter One: Oodles of Doodles...
Indianapolis industrial accident in 1875 claimed the life of the nephew of Kurt Vonnegut’s paternal great-grandfather
Excerpt from a work-in-progress, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention. by Hank Nuwer Josephine Andre Mueller (her remarried name) lived a life marked by many tragedies. She was the sister-in- law of...
Death of a Salesman: How Clemens Vonnegut Really Did Die
Excerpt from a work-in-progress, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention. by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. said in Palm Sunday that his relative was a “cultivated eccentric” as the family historian John...
Exclusive: The Indianapolis Partnership of Charles Volmer & Clemens Vonnegut, Jr.
Excerpt from a work-in-progress, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention. by Hank Nuwer Indianapolis in 1852 had years of growth ahead before it could rank itself a city of significance. A struggling...