Gordon Parker
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Articles
The Point Barrow Whalers
The Barrow Whalers have nothing to do with whales. Oh, sure. There are whaling captains who lead their crews in small boats hunting the giant …
Double Musky Pie to Go
When I was a boy learning to ski on Mount Alyeska, then a nascent ski resort 36 miles south of the city of Anchorage, the …
Road Trips With Mamaw
When I was very young, I called her Big Momma. She wasn’t really big. I was really small. Later, my cousins and I called her …
The Day the Earth Shook
It was March 27, 1964. Good Friday. I was a senior at East Anchorage High School. There was no school on Good Friday in those …
Pioneers, Earthquakes, and the Demise of the Men’s Store
“Who’s your father?” It was the shortest job interview I ever had. Anchorage was a much smaller city in those days. It wasn’t unusual to …
The Phone Call
It started with a phone call. A call made thirty years ago. He made the call then. It was the right thing to do. He …
The Last Day
It was the last day. On the first day he got the news. On the second day he climbed high into the mountains. He lay …
My Mother’s Potato Salad
Cochon de lait. Suckling pig. It’s one of Louisiana’s greatest culinary traditions, dating perhaps as far back as the eighteenth century. A pig cooked slowly …
Doing Hard Time in Sitka
Ken was a nice guy. You’ll never meet anyone nicer. Dick was less so. Ken could be naïve. Dick was quick to take note of …
The On Again – Off Again – On Again Prom
It was the early ‘60s. The age of the protesting youngster had not yet arrived. Teenagers were expected to do as they were told. Traditionally …
The Doctor’s Boots
Cliff looked at his father, watching him as he lay in the hospital bed. Cliff had been there from early morning until late afternoon every …
Don’t Mess with My Dog
Ruby and Duke stumbled into their house, exhausted after flying from Shreveport to their home in Juneau. Duke carried Jamie’s kennel. “Jamie seems disturbed, Duke,” …
Gordon Parker was born “Louisiana proud” and raised “Alaska tough.” He says he holds dual citizenship in two of America’s most fascinating cultures. His life has been a series of adventures, including founding a radio news network and co-owning a movie theater in Nome. Gordon’s tales of crime and corruption will keep the lovers of thrillers, adventure stories, and mysteries reading late into the night.