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Jun 23, 2024 · Blog for John Straley, award-winning Alaskan author and former Alaska writer-laureate.
- Solstice
Seventy degrees and sunny here in the Carmel River Valley....
- Love, Music, and Champagne
Dear Nancy, On the day of your funeral we drove out of...
- Solstice
Jun 23, 2024 · Seventy degrees and sunny here in the Carmel River Valley. In the last three days we had high clouds and lower temperatures. The dog walkers were wearing their parkas and the crows sitting on the phone lines had a kind of threatening Van-Gogh-in-the-wheatfields kind of vibe. But the last two days t
Jun 9, 2024 · Dear Nancy, On the day of your funeral we drove out of Carmel, through the fields and truck farms just north of the dunes and came to Moss Landing where the Western Flyer is moored. The Captain is a lovely man named Paul Tate who is in his eighties and he loves to read. One entire bunk is laid o
Jun 11, 2024 · While Big Breath In stands alone, longtime Straley fans will recognize the characteristic wit, heart, and contemplation of life that threads through every one of his books—and discover a new heroine to fall in love with.
Jun 12, 2024 · I like to think he's up there somewhere in a comfortable chair surrounded by books, reading a good mystery. This year I've included True Crime, as well as fiction, on my Father's Day list. I've also included more Short Stories and a Graphic Novel. And, of course, I've updated the fiction list.
- Janet Rudolph
Jun 12, 2024 · Theoretical, methodological, engineering and educational aspects of modeling methods and their implementation in modeling and design application packages. Development of modern effective educational technologies and means of training, introduction of the latest scientific achievements and engineering solutions into the educational process.
1 day ago · Mystery author John Straley described Sitka as "...an island town where people feel crowded by the land and spread out on the sea." Part of the action in the novel César Cascabel by Jules Verne takes place in Sitka in May–June 1867, during the transfer of ownership to the United States.
