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.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1975
One little confession: When I returned to acting onstage after nearly a half-century since I played Bottom in a Reno stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1975, all my performances of my one-man hazing-prevention plays were stage readings. I honestly did...
Miracle on 34th Street with Hank Nuwer as Kris Kringle shows today at 2 p.m.
Fairbanks TV did a nice job capturing a rehearsal of Miracle on 34th Street. Link: https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2023/12/01/local-theater-group-performs-miracle-34th-street-holiday-season/?fbclid=IwAR0n3_WFEcLXiqjkjQsKIYL5Nkb1fj7CYK7S7DxJhCq7_ZZ7wtTQ3eFAIbI The...
Going once, twice, sold
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 good sense of...
Listen live to Hank Nuwer as Kris Kringle
Thanks to Lori Neufeld of KUAC, here are several Christmas songs and scenes from Miracle on 34th Street presented by Fairbanks Drama Association. Link:...
Finding small treasures in a sea of trash
Finding small treasures in a sea of trash by Hank Nuwer My wife Gosia and I like flea markets. Gosia discovered the ramshackle Schleeters Auction and Flea Market in St. Marys, Ohio. Last Saturday, she brought me there to browse. I contemplated buying a 1957 Christmas...
Recognized as I volunteered for Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign
Little kid said, “it’s Santa!” — 😂
Thanksgiving morning greeting from Safeway cashier
Picked up salad fixings first thing Thanksgiving Day at Fairbanks Safeway. west store. "Happy holidays," I said to the large cashier. "How are you?" "Falling apart," he boomed. "But happy holidays, anyway." I guess that's what is meant by his full disclosure?
How small of a town is Fairbanks, Alaska?
Fairbanks, AK, I swear, is as smalltown as any town in America. I called the local hospital today to get an appointment for a colonoscopy. The male operator asked for my name. "Nuwer," I said. "Oh, must be Hank Nuwer," he said. Uhhuh. Like I said: Small Town, USA.
Going once, going twice—Sold!
by Hank Nuwer, Winchester News-Gazette column 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...