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.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.
An Alaskan Oasis
The dirt and gravel Elliot Highway sported deep ruts as my wife Gosia and I motored 158 miles from Fairbanks to explore the remote Alaska village of Manley Hot Springs. However, spectacular views of the tundra more than made up for the bumps and jolts. When Gosia...
Essay: On Censorship by Hank Nuwer
Censorship. Nearly everyone agrees on the term’s definition in the context of print, electronic, and broadcast journalism. Namely, censorship is the action of a censor or organized societal group in controlling, removing, or adding words or images to news content. The...
No happy ending here
By Hank Nuwer As a young journalist, I interviewed novelist Harry Crews. His books contained characters who performed in traveling “freak shows.” Always he presented them as sympathetic beings. I asked Crews why. He said he traveled with a circus for six months after...
Resurrecting a Dream Deferred
By Hank Nuwer Lately, I’ve no time to spare. That’s because yours truly, a senior citizen turning 78 in August, is once again acting like a young man. I literally mean “acting.” I’ve hogged center stage in many theater productions and one movie filming. I rehearse or...
Ira W. Porter: Nogoodnik from Indiana
The notorious Ira W. Porter by Hank Nuwer Notorious Randolph County (IN) resident Ira W. Porter was born in 1844, the son of James and Hannah Porter. Ira served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Around 1870, he married Mary A. Porter, and by 1880, fathered Nancy...
Headshots for UAF play “Something in the Living Room”
Photos courtesy of AAF CLA. Hank Nuwer playing The Professor in the 2024 play "Something in the Living Room."
Delta Junction’s Hard Wok Cafe
Serendipity at the Hard Wok Cafe A cartoon in The New Yorker magazine last issue spoke to me. Old white-bearded Father Time stood on a street corner with a sign reading, “The End of Summer is near, and you still haven’t made any plans.” Too true, so on Saturday, Gosia...
Filming “Love Me!” this weekend
Gosia is playing in the UAF film Love Me!" by Nolan Everett as filming commences this weekend. I play "Uncle" Arnold. The UAF Film division cebrated its 13th birthday. Here's a long-ago photo of me as Lovborg in Hedda Gabler.
A Tribute to a Hunter Dying Young
Much of the pleasure in working as a journalist stems from opportunities to write outdoor columns and features for local and national magazines. My most moving assignment was writing a sad tribute column titled “To a Hunter Dying Young.” A lean, rugged and boyish...