Author Archives: Mel Green

Lauren Green sings

Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 by Mel Green

Last Saturday (April 4) I attended a concert at UAA of the winners and honorable mentions in two competitions held recently by National Association of Teachers of Singing Alaska (NATS): Classical Voice (held April 3–4) and Musical Theater (held February … Continue reading →

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Ballad of the Splash

Posted on Mon, 6 April 2009 by Mel Green

In honor of National Poetry Month, & also in honor of breakup (which is Alaskan for the time of year we’re now in, when the ice & snow melts & everyone’s car is splashed with mud) — here’s a poem … Continue reading →

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Out of the cave

Posted on Thu, 2 April 2009 by Mel Green

I’ve been going through a rough patch lately. A patch . . . oh, about 8 months long. A cave, to be sure, well-supplied with bookshelves, TV, laptop, Kindle, iPod Touch, & plenty of escapist entertainment; but a cave nonetheless, … Continue reading →

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Round Mountain, NV

Posted on Thu, 2 April 2009 by Mel Green

Here’s around where Ptery, formerly my partner Rozz, is now. He called me up to get help with directions. View Larger Map

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Remembering Nicholas Hughes (1962–2009)

Posted on Mon, 30 March 2009 by Mel Green

Nicholas Hughes: a wildlife biologist at University of Alaska Fairbanks who died by his own hand in March 2009. Something tells me his family, friends, colleagues, & partner saw him as something far more than one the headlines over the past week have painted him as — the putative victim of his mother’s “suicide gene.” His death was a tragedy, yes: but a tragedy because it was a loss of him & for all who knew him. And for many of those, like me, who didn’t.

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Distance

Posted on Sat, 7 February 2009 by Mel Green

Now for the first time in some years, a person from the past, who is still in the present but is in another place, distant, someone whose day-to-day life is no longer something in which I share, not even to … Continue reading →

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Eyes Remain Open: A photoblog

Posted on Tue, 6 January 2009 by Mel Green

I’ve decided to publish all my Eyes Remain Open photoblog photos on my main blog Henkimaa, but they’re also directly on Eyes Remain Open because the color scheme there (black background) is actually nicer for photos. Yet I don’t want … Continue reading →

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Alaska evangelicals support the corrupt

Posted on Thu, 6 November 2008 by Mel Green

The Anchorage Daily News reports on exit polling (emphasis added): Like McCain, Stevens and Young performed best in small cities and rural areas, such as the region that includes Palin’s hometown of Wasilla, where she served two terms as mayor. … Continue reading →

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An update from Tom Begich

Posted on Thu, 6 November 2008 by Mel Green

DailyKos reports: Tom Begich, brother of the candidate, explains the current situation up in Alaska: There are about 60,000 votes out. Of those there are 9500 known Early Votes, 5700 questioned with as many as another 8000 or more questioned … Continue reading →

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Alaska post-election blues

Posted on Thu, 6 November 2008 by Mel Green

I stopped writing the blog because I felt the ground was pretty well covered, & I also lacked for time. But today I’m blue. Oh, indeed, I’m very happy about the Obama victory, & while my as-yet uncounted vote for … Continue reading →

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