Bear paw prints, and long and lovely days

It’s summer in Alaska and the days are long and glorious. It’s light until around midnight now and even when it’s dark, it’s not truly dark. The twilight stretches out, dim and filmy, so that even at 3 a.m., you can see perfectly well, or at least well enough. Earlier this week, we took an… Read More Bear paw prints, and long and lovely days

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 cinthiaritchie8 Comments

A night alone (or, my crush on a Trixie Belden character)

It’s late at night, the moon shining through the living room window. I should be asleep but I’m not. I’m lying with the cat, awake but sleepy. I’m enjoying the night, enjoying the silence, enjoying my own company. My partner is away for the night, down in Homer to check on the cabin while I… Read More A night alone (or, my crush on a Trixie Belden character)

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 cinthiaritchie11 Comments

Cinthia Ritchie

Author of "Malnourished: A Memoir of Sisterhood and Hunger" and "Dolls Behaving Badly"

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Bear paw prints, and long and lovely days

A night alone (or, my crush on a Trixie Belden character)