Elektra
“Ich war ein schwarzer Leichnam unter Lebenden” “I was a corpse among the living” I was mesmerized in the balcony
A conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, Donald Proffit was assigned to alternative service in Alaska. That experience included an extended stay in the remote Iñupiaq village of Point Hope, 125 miles above the Arctic Circle. In this isolated setting, his worldview began to take shape as he experienced the isolation of the outsider and witnessed the powerful role the arts and ethics can play in defining inclusive communities.
“Ich war ein schwarzer Leichnam unter Lebenden” “I was a corpse among the living” I was mesmerized in the balcony
After more than fifty years, I returned to Anchorage for the Alaska leg of my Hardship Alaska book tour. Special
Pure and unexpected joy filled my heart during the Hardship Alaska book talk and World Café conversation at St. Mary’s