Episode three of which I am the star. Thanks Katey! You are totally awesome and the radio is better for having you. Hitchhiking Series, Episode Two. Kenneth Quinn of Taos, New Mexico sells his truck in an effort to combat global warming; he now bikes and hitchhikes everywhere. Quinn talks about the inadvertant benefits of … Continue reading Katey Sleeveless’ spectacular hitch-hiking radio show, episodes two and three
The lake
I work in paradise. There are three hundred acres that overlook a long river valley. There are hundreds of weak annuals, a murky pond that spits water from rusted cannons. In the pond are one thousand goldfish. The long river valley, which can not be seen on smoky days, has the ends of the earth … Continue reading The lake
another radio show!
Hooray! The amazing and talented Katey Sleeveless, song-writer and radio-show producer extraordinaire, has produced a series of radio shows on the topic of hitch-hiking, and I am in them! The first episode is finished, and you can listen to it here. Katey interviewed me on the phone one day after I'd eaten a bunch of … Continue reading another radio show!
because I like taking pictures of the sun
cook inlet from Anchorage, a sky-whale . . Eklutna lake . . . . . . . . Interior Alaska 2 a.m. sunset/sunrise combo . . . .I don't know which one I like better . .
Big Rock Candy Mountain
That's how I feel right now. Like big rock candy mountain. Does life get any better than this? Things were rough for a few minutes after I bought my van- I'm no mechanic, so I couldn't really tell if I'd gotten a good deal or a bad one, but almost as soon as I drove … Continue reading Big Rock Candy Mountain
Fairbanks
I live in a van, in a weedy lot, for now, a sort of junkyard where willows grow from the engines of old cars. I’ve pulled one of the seats from my van and set it up on a wooden flatbed trailer that catches the light. It’s my recliner, the place where I sit in … Continue reading Fairbanks
Friends! Strangers!
I am going to take a little blogging break. There's too much going on right now- I just finished a job, bought a van (!!!) and am looking for another job- which entails driving around Alaska in my new van (!!!!!!) applying at places and not much time to be on the internets. So look … Continue reading Friends! Strangers!
pretty much.
the nigerian prince
Today I am a nigerian prince in his off-time, inspired by franciska to give up all of his inheritance for the sake of poems, and I will give you details instead of sentences. 1. The morning is cold and I am wearing a gingham shirt that I don’t really like but it hides my tattoos … Continue reading the nigerian prince
When I am in nature and away from my friends I want to collect pictures of my friends the way I collect leaves in the city and line them up on my windowsill so I can remember who it is I am forgetting to write to.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . One photo stolen from Shiz, one photo stolen from Naman.
CARROT QUINN 
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