“I will say goodbye now,” he said. “In a day or two I shall be going away… I shall go back home. I do not think you will miss me.” The child...

     UNSETTLED IN THE LESSNESS   by MDJGussak Petal ponders her lot along the bluffs edge. Her unsettled heart made of clay and silt, dull s...

            WOVEN HELL              by MDJGussak Dogged souls fresh at the gate vying raspberry pleasures.   Harvesting bittersweet un...

The miles slip past, Iceworm Gulch, Glitter Gulch, and then the vastness of the terrain opens up at Broad Pass. On a clear day we can spy De...

  Trails' Calling by MDJGussak “Now! Jump now!” shouts the skiff driver. “It’s now or never!” His voluminous voice rises above the break...

It has been a long while between posts. Life's daily chores have been getting in the way of blogging. Plus, summer has arrived in Anchor...

Clarence was quite possibly the worst vacuum cleaner salesman in Greene County Iowa. I am not going to say “in all of Greene County” because...

Our rocketing skiff, heading towards the barely visible shoreline, lunges and twists over the dark icy waves. One moment, we are tossed up i...

The lure of riches led men in droves to Dyea Alaska and the glacially sculpted valley of Chilkoot Pass. This land, long stewarded by the Tli...

Unmoor the darkness lavage the pits of your soul refine your moral compass. Hold strong your gifts fortitude is not lost only buried. Rest y...

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.  As far as possible, wi...

Are you feeling frozen in time and drained of all your oil?  Me too...

The sun rose over the low lying roof tops of the squatty town, nestled between fields of soy beans, corn, and wind burdened tree lines. A fe...

Do you here it? That sound? The sound of choice, of freedom, of life outside the confines of the walls that suffocate. ...

As the highway stretched beyond my view I sensed that we had reached the end. End of our journey together. End of our relationship. The End...

Between land and sea, and the space in between our unspoken words hold the truth.

  Vanity that gets in the way of empathy is an unbecoming companion. ...

Postcard joy from my dear friend who knows my heart. Happy Saturday! Hug those you love, and remember to write home, even if it's a shor...

  The recommendation to visit the Chihuly Garden and Glass  was the best advice EVER! It truly is a must see when you are in the Seattle are...

  Mid-town Anchor-town received the first snow that will be tagged as the beginning of winter 2021. It is disorienting to some, welcomed by ...