Vonnegut Bio; Hank Nuwer Stories
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.
Hank Nuwer, PO Box 73446; Fairbanks, AK 99707-3446.
Why did Alaska Division of Elections choose a printer from–yep, Portland, Oregon???
From Moderator Hank Nuwer: I received my State of Alaska Official Election pamphlet on Oct. 6, 2026. It's quite informative, I find, although I've only had time to thumb through a fraction of its 152 pages. I liked the "Under One Aurora" cover illustration by artist...
Fraudsters misrepresenting legitimate Clegals Book Club:
Authors Beware: <clegalsbookclub17@gmail.com> Another group of scammers is out and around the world offering to represent a Cleveland area book club, a legitimate organization called Clegals Book Club. The real book club uses this email address...
The violent death of an Alaskan bully
Last Frontier Tales Death of a Bully By Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times Norman E. Smith was a big and brawny Alaska businessman who liked to throw his considerable weight around. He was born in Veazio, Maine, on February 28, 1873. A few newspaper articles about the...
Authors Beware: Phishing Scam Sent by amber@mhpbookspublishing.com
What a two days. This is another scam I've been hit with. Some person unknown is impersonating an editor at a legitimate publishing house and sending form letters out like hot cakes to authors such as myself. The apparent hope of the scammer is that an author will...
Xe scam from recipient MD NADIM claiming to be with CNN, People, etc., using 737 437-1943; mobile wallet # +8801922801291
The number 737 437-1943 is a scam run by someone calling himself "Md Nadim" through XE. The scam starts when the victim tries to cancel a subscription--that does not belong to CNN, People, or any other entity. Disclaimer: The Xe Scumbag recipient's name may be a...
That Time Truckers at Big Delta Fought the Law and Won: Big Delta State Historical Park
By Hank Nuwer, as seen in the Cordova Times My wife Gosia and I often visit Delta Junction to shop for European foods at a local grocery. On the way home, we like pausing at Big Delta State Historical Park to stroll along the river bank and visit landmarks...
2026 America’s Favorite Couple
The 2026 America's Favorite Couple has been announced: Wendy & Bruce Chandler of Texas. Just for fun, Gosia and I entered the contest, but we were eliminated after a few weeks. Still, we are grateful to all who voted for us.
Disinvited guests to the White House: another outrage against a free press in USA
President Trump fears bans Politico and etc. from the White House. I did not know an obese person could possess such thin skin. I recommend the article on Dan Sullivan's brother in today's (9/20/26) New York Times. It has some revelations that Sullivan fails to...
It’s a Wonderful Life Comes to Fairbanks in November
Tickets soon will be available for the holiday play It's a Wonderful Life--last showing in our fair city in 2011. I