Writing in Alaska
“The Son of Rainy Mountain” is a piece I began just after I moved over a thousand miles north from Juneau, Alaska to my home now in Barrow. The contrast between Arctic Alaska and Southeast Alaska struck me deeply: Barrow has the stark beauty of endless tundra and a frozen ... Read More
The Son of Rainy Mountain
BY MIRRI GLASSON-DARLING | Malcolm stands in the doorway, fiddling with the lights. Five days since Jehovah passed and the nurse brought over her boy, fifteen, to fix the lights. He stands looking up, slender hips cocked in tight jeans, fingers barely touching the bulb as if he means to ... Read More