Stories, Journalism & Vonnegut Bio Hank Nuwer
Grab a coffee and enjoy the story clearinghouse of Hank Nuwer with photos of Alaska and its wildlife by Malgorzata (Gosia) Nuwer.
You’ll find that I’ve added some finished and partially finished biography-in-progress of Kurt Vonnegut, “The Man in the Hole.”
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.
No Checks in the Mail: Edith Sophia Lieber Vonnegut: An Ambition Not Meant to Be
Excerpt, "No Checks in the Mail," from Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole, a bio-in-progress Hank Nuwer, adjunct professor of journalism, UAF Kay observed his mother spending hour upon hour at her bedroom desk. Her polished nails tapped the typewriter keys as...
Trial by Storm: The Drake High School Book Burning Episode Reconsidered
from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer Ignore the footnotes. I will format them and place at back of the biography. Hank Nuwer It’s an oft-told tale...
Blue Eggs: Short Fiction by Hank Nuwer
Xavier Lysiak rearranged the papers on his writing table. Today he planned to polish his dissertation, his ticket to a terminal degree and a teaching career. Now his cell phone rang, and he read the caller ID. “I’m handling a tragic mess at Dotty’s place,” his boss...
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...
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei & Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Drei Mitglieder aus Kurt Vonnegut's Verwandtschaft – Kurt Lindener (Ehemann von Tante Irma Vonnegut Lindener), Onkel Rudolph Lieber und Hauptmann Erwin Herber – waren registrierte Mitglieder der NSDAP. Lesen Sie einen Auszug aus Hank Nuwers in Arbeit befindlicher...
“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...
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...
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 Disappearance and Death of Glenn Miller
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...