by Hank Nuwer | Mar 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Author Dan O’Neill has written an outstanding biography of geologist Dave Hopkins. It’s also a biography of a submerged place. Have your library order it. A must read for Arctic worshippers.
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Charles J. Shields, And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life. Henry Holt and Company, Fifteen years following the release of “And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life,” I decided to review the biography by Charles J. Shields, aka Chip Shields. I was shocked to see error...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
My wife Gosia and I returned yesterday from a working vacation in Alaska. The mountains wore a majestic white cape of snow. As we drove hairpin turns on the Kenai Peninsula, the Avis rental car belched an ominous warning noise. Gulp, a dashboard icon predicted...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Boy of Summer: First published in the Cordova Times By Hank Nuwer I grow excited each year as baseball spring training reports from Florida and Arizona announce the coming of a new season. My father only watched boxing matches...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last Frontier Tales Margaret C. Grigor: Medalist By Hank Nuwer Sculptor Margaret Christian Grigor never lived in Alaska or Hawaii, but she created a memorable medal commemorating each’s statehood on either side of the coin. Born to American...
