I've held a myriad of jobs in the more than 53 years I've made Alaska, the Great Land, my home. Varieties of employment, along with my other life experiences, have given me an interesting and exciting existence. My experiences have been educational, some frightening, some life threatening, some humorous, some heartbreaking, but all played a part in preparing me for the writing of Ramblings of an Alaskan Bush Poet. I'm hopeful my backstories will put the reader in somewhat the same mind set, or emotion, I was experiencing at the time. When readers discuss my work I hope to be viewed as a common man who tells his stories through rhyme and, at the same time, someone who paints a vivid picture of what my limericks convey.
At approximately 0930 hours, Gordon Giles, owner/operator of the F/V Alliance, contacted me and reported the incident to me. I interviewed Mr. Giles on record at the Seldovia Police Department, and he stated that they were setting king ...
If you, or your friends, are interested in poetry, or stories in rhyme, you might want to check out my first book, Ramblings of an Alaskan Bush Poet. My second book, Before the Badge, contains seven short stories of the exciting life I ...
Ramblings from Alaska Jackson S. Whitman. This book is a collection of poetry written over a 10year period by a research and management biologist who loves unpeopled places. Most were originally scribbled in mosquito-flecked field ...
He has guided black and brown bear hunters for all these years and polar bear hunters for 18 of the 20 years it was a popular sport. This book is told for the most part in John's own words.
August Vallory had it all.
Helly is a volatile blonde with a passion for fishing, a grudging tolerance for the fishermen she guides, and a part-time job putting her sexual fantasies in writing.
Telling his extraordinary life story in spare, no-fuss fashion, this book allows a vivid glimpse into a tulmultuous and exciting period in aviation from the point of view of one of Alaska's early Native bush pilots.
Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die.
Poetry to uplift and make you think. Why am I here? What will I become? Who am I? What should I do? Answer these for yourself and watch as you bloom ever more.
City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new ...