Heather Lende is the author of "If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News From Small-Town Alaska." To contact Heather or read her new blog, The News From Small-Town Alaska, visit www.heatherlende.com.
An author's Q and A with Heather Lende
Heather discusses the life and death, the work and community that went into her second book set in small-town Alaska.
Grief and tiaras, a truly weird week
It's a fine, sunny May, but people who should be happy with the king salmon running in the inlet and the bears padding the street in the early dawn are as blue as a January cabin low on firewood.
Hooligan oil: strong-smelling, but good for the heart
Klukwan hopes its new cultural heritage center will help encourage kids to return to the community, and I know the feeling.
Flying home with a fudge factor
The old airline rule may say it's better to be here wishing you were there than to be there wishing you were here, but what does that mean anyway?
Springtime sun is like a drug
Sometimes all it takes to appreciate being alive is a warm, sunny day with a light breeze, some spring snow ... and a bit of minor terror.
Goodbye to Clyde
A few weeks before he died, Clyde Bell told his brother-in-law that he didn't think anyone would miss him ... Boy, was he wrong.
Our boats are so small
Blessing the fleet and remembering those lost is an annual tradition in many coastal towns, but that doesn't make it any less emotional.
Heavy snow can't stop Haines Democrats
After business matters concluded, we put the "party" back in "Democratic Party" with homemade carrot cake.
Miller victory: How Murkowski fumbled in GOP primary 
Murkowski v. Miller: What happened? 
Who's Joe Miller? 
Missing Alaska pilot has crash history 
In Alaska's Joe Miller, Sarah Palin finds her Rocky Balboa