I also debated entitling this offering “Help me, Honda.” Ah, but I do love me a good pop culture reference, loosely disguised as a literary allusion. But I digress already. When I made the somewhat hare-brained decision to suspend my retirement benefits and come to Twin Hills as “Principal/Teacher,” my first order of business was […]
Author: Evelyn J. Willburn
Just laugh at it: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
(I’m glad somebody is writing! Good stuff, sister.) Just Laugh At It What do you do when your $1800 new hay mower won’t cut hay, and the people who sold it to you take their own time about fixing it and weeks later when you’re on the phone insisting on results, the owner of the […]
Update on the book
There are now two (count them, two) versions of my book available on amazon. The newer, less expensive version is identical to the first in every way except it is printed in standard color instead of premium!
Where in the world am I, anyway?
Greetings from sunny (sort of) Twin Hills, Alaska! Today’s offering is a photo essay of sorts: Here’s the school, with teacher trailers on the left. I’m in the one on the far left. Here’s the view of the Twin Hills landfill, from my perch on Olive (my fourwheeler). When the school garbage starts to pile […]
Update on that book you’ve been hearing so much about
Thanks to all who have bought my book! And to the one kind soul who left me a five star review. It is still live on amazon, and will come up if you search for “Evelyn Jervey Willburn” or “Right as Rain: Musings, recollections” I will get back to posting regularly on here, I totally […]
At long last. . .
My book is live on Amazon! Here is the link Right as Rain: Musings, recollections, and flights of fancy from deep in the Alaskan Rain Forest: Willburn, Evelyn Jervey: 9798852781727: Amazon.com: Books Whew!
First time for everything. . .times two
I am entering uncharted waters in two areas of my life. Mad venture #1: I am publishing a book! The odds are good that you already know that. I have ordered two proofs of said book from amazon, one with “premium color” and the other with “standard color.” The two copies have been printed and […]
Taking a deep breath. . .
My friends, my book is almost ready to launch! Here is the cover I have designed. I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions regarding it.
The Razor’s Edge: Part the Second
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” said the youthful, not-at-all-sorry, voice on the phone. “The plane has already left, and the pilot can’t just come back and get you. We filed our flight plan with the FAA and we have to follow it. Those are the rules.” There I sat, in the school library in Tiny Town, Alaska, […]
Searching for Dark Skies: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
For many years I served as volunteer co-leader of the International Dark-Sky Association. I remember certain conversations in my fight against light pollution, some less positive than others. My very first request for help, after my name was up on the IDA’s website, came from a concerned citizen in Virginia Beach. A new hotel was […]