At the True Diversity Dinner, September 25, 2009. Photo by Janson Jones
Melissa S. Green for long, Mel Green for short: a workaday workadyke of the north; queer but not narrow. By day I’m a publication specialist, by night (and lunchtimes) I’m a writer, poet, and blogger. I’m the recent recipient of a True Diversity Award for Excellence in Online Media for coverage on this website of the (ultimately unsuccessful) fight to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the nondiscrimination code in Anchorage, Alaska. I’m now doing my best to make good on the term “occasional political blogger” by returning the main focus of my website, and my life, to writing science fiction, fantasy, and poetry.
Most recently, my short story “Cold” was published in the November 2009 LGBTQ issue of Crossed Genres. You can find other writing stuff at Field of Words.
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Slightly more detail
Work
- I’m a 20-year employee of the Justice Center at University of Alaska Anchorage, where as a publication specialist I do a lot of document layout, make a lot of tables and charts, and keep track of our rather unwieldy website. I’ve also learned a thing or two about the criminal justice system that go beyond what’s on TV & in the movies.
Education
- Graduate, 1977, Columbia Falls High School, Columbia Falls, Montana
- B.A. in Religion, 1981, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
- MFA in Creative Writing, 1997, University of Alaska Anchorage
About the pin
The “Write Hard Die Free” pin in the photo at the top of this page was designed by William Spear of Douglas, Alaska. That and other great pins are available at wmspear.com.
One Comment
This post (http://www.henkimaa.com/2009/11/18/mea-culpa-my-post-about-palin-yesterday-distorted-what-she-said/) was remarkably honest. Thanks for being a fair broker and sane voice in the madness that currently surrounds us all. It gives me faith that some modicum of even temperament will eventually return to our political discussions, and that we will eventually be able to get useful input from both sides of the spectrum. We need both yin and yang to be able to find the middle ground that will serve us best.