Lusting in my heart: for a stamp collection

Lusting in my heart: for a stamp collection

by | Jun 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

by Hank Nuwer I don’t gamble, but if I did my adrenaline might skyrocket as it did the night I entered an online Great North Auction for the stamp collection of the late Russell Hobart Green Jr. of Fairbanks. I knew exactly what was in the collection and had a pretty...
His Sister’s Keeper

His Sister’s Keeper

by | May 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Photo: the late former Florence Livingston Thurman Livingston, 12, and his sister Florence, 8, were typical kids enjoying life on a farm northeast of Union City. On Aug. 30, 1936, around 10 a.m., they decided to build a fire in the woods near their home.  Thurman, a...
What’s It like to hit a Moose?

What’s It like to hit a Moose?

by | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized

by Hank Nuwer Moose in Alaska are everywhere. You can’t escape them.                   When my wife Gosia and I take our favorite daily stroll through the University of Alaska’s splendid botanical gardens, we keep a wary eye out for the critters who come out of the...
Literary Journalism: A Primer by Hank Nuwer

Literary Journalism: A Primer by Hank Nuwer

by | May 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

Hank Nuwer Feature Writing essay from the book Real Feature Writing by Abraham Aamidor     When editors confront a writer whose feature stalled, they often say that the ailing story needs better flow and detail. In other words, they give writing suggestions that...