I remember relaxing on the couch and chatting, as my roommate was completing the 2020 Census form at […]

My psychologist thinks I’m an empath. I’m not sure that I am.  But I do sense rooms.  I […]

Everything I know, I felt it first. Even if it was felt inside me.  ________________ I have always […]

“What’s your name?” “I’m Cordelia!” “No, what’s your Iñupiaq name?”  “Qiġñaaq.”  “ Is it on your birth certificate?” […]

“What’s your name?” “I’m Cordelia!” “No, what’s your Iñupiaq name?”  “Qiġñaaq.”  “ Is it on your birth certificate?” […]

Dear Cordelia, You don’t even know what is ahead of you.  You are going to have a wonderful […]

Pattern recognition. If you see it once, it’s an occurrence.If you see it repeatedly, it’s a pattern. That’s […]

As a young adult in Alaska, there were moments where I struggled with my identity as an American. […]

Growing up in Alaska, there were signs everywhere that Alaska wasn’t “real.”  You could hear it in the […]

I was watching the Joint Floor Session from Utqiaġvik Wednesday morning, as the breeze filled my office with […]