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Don Rearden

@iraven.bsky.social
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Author, screenwriter, professor, tundra philosopher, sub-arctic goofball. www.donrearden.com

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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Did you ever catch me on Story Corps? Heavy stuff. Nut important to talk about what we face in Alaska. www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1...
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2 friends in Alaska discuss losing so many people to suicide
Qaiyaan Harcharek and Don Rearden grew up in small towns, and both have experienced much tragedy. (If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.)
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Mitch McConnell is back! Just kidding. Still. Gone. (But I’m sure some really convincing photo evidence is forthcoming soon! Maybe even in the next few weeks! )
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Finally! I can drop some good writing news! Here’s the cover for my novel The Raven’s Gift— audio book. [artwork by Beth Hill] Coming out with Black Stone this fall. @blackstonepub.bsky.social
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Oh yeah!!!
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
A poem for Mothers but perhaps more for dudes. substack.com/@letters2big...
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Dear Bigfoot: My Ghost Letters (@letters2bigfoot)
I wrote this poem for Mothers’ Day — YES MOTHERS’ DAY (perhaps this poem is really for men to read ).
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 09/05/2026
The landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Arm last August reached a height of 1,580 feet, just short of the deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami in Lituya Bay in 1958, a new study says. via @alaskabeacon.com
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Megatsunami in Alaska’s Tracy Arm was the second-highest ever measured
The landslide-generated tsunami reached a height of 1,580 feet, just short of the deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami in Lituya Bay in 1958, a new study says.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Graphic novel sex education? How “novel?” And by “graphic” are you talking charcoal? Asking for a friend…
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 01/05/2026
In his farewell column, science writer Ned Rozell remembers the many stories and adventures of his 30-year career.
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A career of meeting deadlines and interesting people has concluded
In his farewell column, science writer Ned Rozell remembers the many stories and adventures of his 30-year career.
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 02/05/2026
Relatives, friends and supporters of murdered and missing Indigenous Alaskans walk to bring attention to he MMIP issue, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/relat...
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Relatives, friends and supporters walk to bring attention to Alaska Indigenous victims | Alaska Beacon
Grieving relatives and friends of murdered and missing Indigenous Alaskans used an Anchorage ceremony as a call for action.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Exciting news on the audiobook front for The Raven’s Gift. Can’t wait to share the news with you!
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Tell me how your state doesn’t believe in the future without telling me your state doesn’t believe in the future. I’ll go first:
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 08/04/2026
Alaska Public Media is still here and still strong because of you! Hear why your support matters from our local reporters, producers and staff themselves. Tune in to KSKA FM 91.1 (Anchorage) between now and Wednesday for our Spring Radio Drive and give today at akpub.io/SpringDrive26-BY.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Anchorage peeps— I’ll be giving the keynote at Beyond the Stacks this Saturday. Come support our local libraries! 🙏 event.auctria.com/f3cbef80-0d9...
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
College class visit at Alaska Pacific University. Wild to be a part of this list of required reading. 🤯
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Today’s proof we might be living in a simulation: I poured milk from the Costco big milk jug—without a drop spilling!
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Fixed it.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Going to start dabbling in this realm. Subscribe for free. Free shipping to Alaska AND Hawaii!* *only these states (how does that feel?) open.substack.com/pub/letters2...
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Dear Bigfoot chat
Join now in the Substack app
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/letters2...
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Putting the “sub” in Substack. I’m going to begin sharing the madness there. Join my four subscribers (for free!). Help me make it five.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My buddy Matt Komatasu shares my sentiments about the gutting of Alaska’s public education system here (but without the profanity I’d use!) open.substack.com/pub/matthewk...
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Anchorage Public School Parents [FREE]
A gladiator's salute to thee
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CakeNeq Games @cakeneq.com · 04/03/2026
KuskoCon was a blast! Wrote a little blurb on our Ko-Fi about the experience. Thank you @rangerhfox.com @iraven.bsky.social @wy477.bsky.social @justonpar.bsky.social for making it happen! Support our work on Ko-Fi! ko-fi.com/cakeneq
Ranger, George, and Wyatt waiting for the keynote to startGeorge coaching a gaggle of kids through Soul King (and doing a lil' bunny ears for good measure.)Wyatt coaching a kid through Soul King and Stories of the Real People at once. Also featuring Maria and Wyatt's rapidly thinning hair.George snapping a quick selfie of Wyatt, Don, and Ranger squeezing in some quick work before a session starts.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Add a word to a movie title to make it exclusively Alaskan. I’ll go first: The Honey-Bucket List
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
How long will it take for those of us against war are suddenly Un-American again?
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Lingít author Shaankaláx̱t’ Ernestine Hayes said Peratrovich's legacy inspires her, especially as she reads the news today.
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Author Ernestine Hayes says Elizabeth Peratrovich’s advocacy work isn’t over
Monday is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, an Alaska State holiday honoring a Lingit activist who testified before Alaska’s territorial legislature in Juneau to demand civil rights for Alaska Native people.
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Author Ernestine Hayes says Elizabeth Peratrovich’s advocacy work isn’t over
Monday is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, an Alaska State holiday honoring a Lingit activist, who testified before Alaska’s territorial legislature in Juneau to demand civil rights for Alaska Native people...
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I stumbled upon this post and it made my already insane night even better. Thank you! That was a blast.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
tomorrow i am helping to coordinate the Alaska Music Summit in Anchorage. it's the 3rd in three weeks. We're gonna pack this room with musicians, music teachers, bookers, presenters, arts administrators, and more tomorrow, and we're gonna preach solidarity.
Photo of the empty interior of The Nave in Spenard, a midcentury church renovated into a community center.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Who wants to not go see Melania with me tomorrow! I’ve been waiting to never see this film! Finally, the wait is almost over…
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
ICE stands for… I’ll go first: Insurrectionists Co-opting Evil
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I just had to write a social media post for a close friend’s family to share a big loss. When my students say writing is hard, I usually try to convince them otherwise. There are exceptions. Today was one. Sometimes writing IS hard.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/12/2025
If public media has mattered to you this year, this is your moment to give back. Your support powers independent journalism, local storytelling, and the programs Alaskans rely on every day. Help us start 2026 strong. Make a donation at akpub.io/4ph0KQ4.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 27/12/2025
We’re still here for you--with information, inspiration and more. And when you give, you make more of what we do possible. More unbiased journalism, more of the shows you love and more opportunities to bring our community together. Help us start 2026 strong. Give today at akpub.io/EOCYGive25.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Whoops! I accidentally sent my Santa letter to @adn.com www.adn.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion: Dear Santa, about that one Christmas ...
A childhood mix-up becomes a meditation on memory, kindness and what we owe the next generation.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 15/12/2025
Save the date! Our warmest holiday tradition, Talk of Alaska: Holiday Greetings Across The State, is back again this year! Join hosts Steve Heimel and Wesley Early for a little Christmas cheer via radio and livestream Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 10 am. More at alaskapublic.org/events.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Great list! Honored to be on it! 🙏
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Alaska Sports Report @alaskasportsreport.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
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Reigning Alaska player of the year Niclai commits to Arizona State
The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
That’s my buddy Rilen! Joining his brother at ASU! Clearly the 1st Alaskan Brothers to go D1 baseball? Gotta be! I’m so proud. #AlaskaGrown
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
You are the best Jamie! Quyana! (Yup’ik for “thanks!”)
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Ak Rita @ak-ritaj.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
#RuralAlaska #PublicMedia Ehat public Media means to Rural Alaska and RuralAmerica revealnews.org/podcast/publ...
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In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 20/11/2025
Writer Don Rearden has raised thousands of dollars since he launched his campaign. "What matters is community," he said.
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Alaska writer and artist team up to build a community of support for storm evacuees
Siblings Don Rearden and Beth Hill hope their relief efforts will help keep coastal evacuees in Alaska's hearts and minds.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 22/11/2025
"Two Old Women" is an adaptation of Velma Wallis' novel of the same name. Wallis's 1993 book is based on an Athabascan legend and takes place before colonization.
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The first screen adaptation of 'Two Old Women' is told entirely in Gwich'in
The film will also be shown at the Anchorage International Film Festival on Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I’m giving away my novel to anyone who will donate to relief efforts, and so grateful for this story from Alaska Public Media. Could you carry this story @npr.org ? We’ve got so many Alaskans in need from Typhoon Halong. 🙏
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Alaska writer and artist team up to build a community of support for storm evacuees alaskapublic.org/2025-western...
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Storm Relief: An Alaskan Family Giving Back
Kuskokwim-raised siblings, author Don Rearden and artist Beth Hill, team up to raise funds for storm relief. Choose the donation level and destination that fits your interest. All donations will recei...
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Just rolled this out and we’ve already raised over a $1K of direct relief funds! Donate any amount and get an exclusive just released novel of mine as an ebook #TyphoonHalong #Alaska
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Storm Relief: An Alaskan Family Giving Back
Kuskokwim-raised siblings, author Don Rearden and artist Beth Hill, team up to raise funds for storm relief. Choose the donation level and destination that fits your interest. All donations will recei...
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Don Rearden @iraven.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Power is out in a vast portion of Anchorage…
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 26/10/2025
Communities such as Tuntutuliak and Napakiak are working to get homes and infrastructure ready for winter after the destruction caused by ex-Typhoon Halong. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Drenched insulation, muddy floors and broken heaters: Western Alaska villages race to clean up after the storm
Communities such as Tuntutuliak and Napakiak are working to get homes and infrastructure ready for winter after the destruction caused by ex-Typhoon Halong.
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juneauindependent.bsky.social @juneauindependent.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
This is part of the final installment of a three-part series about the 1918 wreck of the Canadian Steamship Princess Sophia on Vanderbilt Reef. The sinking remains the West Coast’s greatest loss of life in a maritime disaster. www.juneauindependent.com/post/sinking...
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Sinking of the Sophia: A futile search for survivors and ongoing efforts to remember those who perished
Global attention after 1918 shipwreck was on end of WW I and Spanish flu epidemic, but annual memorial and other tributes recall victims of West Coast’s worst marine disaster.
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