I started Loftyminded in Alaska in October, 2009 in an attempt to impose some creative structure upon myself. While this blog doesn’t adhere to any particular theme, it is often a place where I ponder the life that I live in Homer, Alaska. I’m currently enrolled in the University of Alaska Anchorage Low-Residency MFA program with an emphasis on fiction. Thanks for stopping by and if you’d like to send a personal message please feel free to do so at tsundmark(at)gmail.
All best,
Teresa Sundmark
I think you are doing a great job.If you don’t mind I will travel to the great state of Alaska via your wonderful words.It’s my way of seeing the country…..For now…
Thanks for the support thecatsman! Traveling vicariously is a great way to go, and I’m honored that you’d want to join in.
Hi there Teresa. Forgive me, I searched for a contact email but couldn’t locate one, sorry about the comment approach!
I came upon your blog while searching for Canadian and Alaskan bloggers, and I was intrigued by your writing on small town life in Alaska. I’m reaching out to you because I work for Mountaineers Books, publisher of Gustavus, AK resident Hank Lentfer’s new book, Faith of Cranes: Finding Hope and Family in Alaska. http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=1901
Faith of Cranes is Lentfer’s quiet, lyrical memoir of his home and community near Glacier Bay that reveals a family’s simple acts — planting potatoes, watching cranes, hunting deer — as well as a close and eccentric Alaskan community. It shows how several thousand birds and one little girl teach a new father there is no future imaginable that does not leave room for compassion and grace.
I was wondering if you might be interested in reviewing Faith of Cranes on your blog? I’d be happy to send you a review copy if you were interested.
With the holidays quickly approaching we would just like to spread the word about Faith of Cranes to as many people as we can. Thanks for your time, and please let me know if you’d be interested in reviewing Hank Lentfer’s new book, Faith of Cranes.
Ashley Knecht
Digital Media Manager for Mountaineers Books