Book Signing at Fred Meyers
Alaska Fred Meyers Book Signing I was recently privileged to take part in a wonderful event sponsored by the National Authors in Grocery Stores Program, a program founded to help authors get exposure and sales. As I and every other author quickly find out, the writing...Blood Red Shoes, Part 5
Blood Red Shoes by MerrySmith Filmworks The Making of Blog, Part Five More Shooting, Continued by Bradford D Smith More than a few memorable things happened while we searched for props and shooting sites. If the cast or crew could not provide the items we needed, the...Blood Red Shoes, Part 4
Blood Red Shoes by MerrySmith Filmworks The Making of Blog, Part Four Our First Shoot, Continued by Bradford D Smith We decided to do our first shoot in as friendly an environment as possible, the University of Alaska Juneau campus. We didn’t exactly ask permission...Blood Red Shoes, Part 3
Blood Red Shoes by MerrySmith Filmworks The Making of Blog, Part Three Cast of Characters, Continued by Bradford D Smith First some housekeeping. It was recently brought to my attention that Glow is actually Glo. My lack of intimate knowledge of the English language...Blood Red Shoes, Part 2
Blood Red Shoes by MerrySmith Filmworks The Making of Blog, Part Two Cast of Characters by Bradford D Smith It’s not a stretch to say all involved in this project were characters in their own right. I’ll start with the Chief Character and the man that brought us all...Blood Red Shoes, Part 1
Blood Red Shoes by MerrySmith Filmworks The Making of the Blog by Bradford D Smith In 1993, my then wife, April, and our two sons, John and Taylor, moved to the Seattle area from Homer, Alaska. It was my first time living in the south. After twelve years of city life,...
Teresa Island Camping
Teresa Island Camping A wall tent summer camp at the base of Theresa Island. Teresa Island is the second tallest lake island in the world, standing at 6,153 (1875m) feet above sea level. Twelve Mile Bay was the site of our trap line cabin. I took a boat trip to...Atlin Humor: HouseHusband Wanted
Atlin Humor If you have noticed, in order to survive and even thrive in the isolated rugged North Country, it’s best to have a great sense of humor. In Atlin, the Fun Days entertainment, Halloween and The Dominion Day parade are all good examples. My mom had a great...
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