Preparing for a Halloween Reading

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Mark Zeiger

With Halloween in the air, I’m thinking about fear again.

This year, I have to think about it in an organized fashion, as I’m going to be presenting on it at the Haines Public Library this Thursday evening at 5:00 p.m..

While ironing out the details of my participation in the library’s Alaska Authors Roundtable earlier this month, the library’s event coordinator proposed a Halloween presentation. I jumped at the chance, grateful for a way to promote my first book, Shy Ghosts Dancing: Dark Tales from Southeast Alaska. This and the Authors Roundable offer the first chance to share my work publicly here in Haines since the Northern Lights Showcase almost 4 years ago (see The Sound of Silence).hauntingsandthehaunter Continue reading →

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Clawing Our Way Back

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Mark Zeiger

This week I’m continuing the process of catching up with homestead tasks after visiting family Outside. I’m cruising back into some jobs; others, I’m having to claw my way back.

We should have equalized our battery bank sometime around October 16. We do this every 60 days, overcharging the batteries for a couple of hours, then checking the fluid levels in the batteries. I take responsibility for this job in our home. My absence highlighted the need to decompartmentalize essential tasks.

We often think of our family as a team, working together as a unit (see “Everyone’s Okay.”). Each of us specializes on specific tasks, but we try to ensure overlap in skill sets, so that if one member can’t perform, another can step in. Continue reading →

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