Don Rearden
@iraven.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter, professor, tundra philosopher, sub-arctic goofball. www.donrearden.com
The landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Arm last August reached a height of 1,580 feet, just short of the deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami in Lituya Bay in 1958, a new study says. via @alaskabeacon.com
Megatsunami in Alaska’s Tracy Arm was the second-highest ever measured
The landslide-generated tsunami reached a height of 1,580 feet, just short of the deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami in Lituya Bay in 1958, a new study says.
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Graphic novel sex education? How “novel?” And by “graphic” are you talking charcoal? Asking for a friend…
Anchorage Daily News@adn.com · 3mo agoA planned vote on whether to ban a graphic novel sex education book from Mat-Su Borough library shelves was canceled and will not be considered next week as initially planned. via @matsusentinel.bsky.social
In his farewell column, science writer Ned Rozell remembers the many stories and adventures of his 30-year career.
A career of meeting deadlines and interesting people has concluded
In his farewell column, science writer Ned Rozell remembers the many stories and adventures of his 30-year career.
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Relatives, friends and supporters of murdered and missing Indigenous Alaskans walk to bring attention to he MMIP issue, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/relat...
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Grieving relatives and friends of murdered and missing Indigenous Alaskans used an Anchorage ceremony as a call for action.
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Exciting news on the audiobook front for The Raven’s Gift. Can’t wait to share the news with you!
Tell me how your state doesn’t believe in the future without telling me your state doesn’t believe in the future. I’ll go first:
Alaska Public Media@alaskapublic.org · 4mo agoThe Anchorage School District announced Friday that it will lay off 56 teachers. That’s about two percent of the nearly 3000 teachers employed by the district.
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Anchorage peeps— I’ll be giving the keynote at Beyond the Stacks this Saturday. Come support our local libraries! 🙏 event.auctria.com/f3cbef80-0d9...
College class visit at Alaska Pacific University. Wild to be a part of this list of required reading. 🤯
Today’s proof we might be living in a simulation: I poured milk from the Costco big milk jug—without a drop spilling!
Going to start dabbling in this realm. Subscribe for free. Free shipping to Alaska AND Hawaii!* *only these states (how does that feel?) open.substack.com/pub/letters2...
Dear Bigfoot chat
Join now in the Substack app
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Putting the “sub” in Substack. I’m going to begin sharing the madness there. Join my four subscribers (for free!). Help me make it five.
My buddy Matt Komatasu shares my sentiments about the gutting of Alaska’s public education system here (but without the profanity I’d use!) open.substack.com/pub/matthewk...
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A gladiator's salute to thee
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KuskoCon was a blast! Wrote a little blurb on our Ko-Fi about the experience. Thank you @rangerhfox.com @iraven.bsky.social @wy477.bsky.social @justonpar.bsky.social for making it happen! Support our work on Ko-Fi! ko-fi.com/cakeneq
CakeNeq Games@cakeneq.com · 6mo agoGot everything packed and looking forward to doing some talks and booth-time at this weekends KuskoCon in Bethel, Alaska. Got game demos, stickers, and mini art prints (that also come with a Steam key)
Add a word to a movie title to make it exclusively Alaskan. I’ll go first: The Honey-Bucket List
How long will it take for those of us against war are suddenly Un-American again?
Lingít author Shaankaláx̱t’ Ernestine Hayes said Peratrovich's legacy inspires her, especially as she reads the news today.
Author Ernestine Hayes says Elizabeth Peratrovich’s advocacy work isn’t over
Monday is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, an Alaska State holiday honoring a Lingit activist who testified before Alaska’s territorial legislature in Juneau to demand civil rights for Alaska Native people.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
I stumbled upon this post and it made my already insane night even better. Thank you! That was a blast.
Lisa@alaskanlisa.bsky.social · 6mo agoThese two authors bring humility and humor to the meaning of becoming Alaskan. Now I want to go back to the museum for the the associated exhibit “Tricksters and Sourdoughs: Humor and Identity in Alaska.” I love that Alaska Native humor and culture infuse life everywhere in this state.
tomorrow i am helping to coordinate the Alaska Music Summit in Anchorage. it's the 3rd in three weeks. We're gonna pack this room with musicians, music teachers, bookers, presenters, arts administrators, and more tomorrow, and we're gonna preach solidarity.
Who wants to not go see Melania with me tomorrow! I’ve been waiting to never see this film! Finally, the wait is almost over…
ICE stands for… I’ll go first: Insurrectionists Co-opting Evil
I just had to write a social media post for a close friend’s family to share a big loss. When my students say writing is hard, I usually try to convince them otherwise. There are exceptions. Today was one. Sometimes writing IS hard.
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