Erin at Storyknife

You’re Invited

Please join us on Facebook for this live event on Friday, June 19th at 1pm Alaska Time. Video will be posted to the blog after the event concludes. See you there!!!

As we head toward our live stream Open House, we’re putting all the finishing touches on the Storyknife facilities. Today, Dave Gerard (of Gerard Houseworks and Homer Alaska Countertops) installed the signs for each of the cabins and Eva’s House. The first one you’ll notice as you come to Storyknife is above the door toContinue reading “Finishing touches”

A Year to Raise Storyknife

What a difference a year makes. On May 4th last year, on a very brisk day (a little like today only sunnier), we watched as Dana sank the ceremonial shovel into the dirt and broke ground to build Storyknife. And then the flurry began! So many days of digging and hammering, the whine of theContinue reading “A Year to Raise Storyknife”

Waiting and Dreaming

If you’ve been reading this website for more than few months, you’ll have watched as Storyknife sprung from the dirt. In fact we’re a little more than two weeks away from May 4th, the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking at Storyknife. In one year, what was a dream and a set of building plans hasContinue reading “Waiting and Dreaming”

What a difference…

….a month makes. Just last month at this time, we were planning the April residencies and hearing a little about a virus that was spreading overseas. Now, we find ourselves postponing the April residency and our planned Grand Opening ceremony. We are still preparing Storyknife for the residents that we’ve scheduled this year. We’re watchingContinue reading “What a difference…”

COVID-19 Update

In light of national efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), Executive Director Erin Hollowell and the board of Storyknife Writers Retreat have decided to cancel the April residency session. Although there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Alaska, Storyknife is proceeding with an abundance of caution, especially in light of evolving restrictions. Those scheduledContinue reading “COVID-19 Update”

Happy Valentine’s Day

Let me tell you about a kind of love that the media and culture just don’t talk about very often. It’s the kind of love that one gives themselves when they put away cultural expectations in order to pick up the gift inside. When I tell women that I work for a women writers’ retreat, soContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day”

Welcome 2020 at Storyknife!

Welcome to 2020 at Storyknife! We hope that you all had a peaceful holiday season and that this new year will be filled with all good things. There is so much good news at Storyknife that we’re pinching ourselves to make sure it’s real. First, 318 people applied for residencies during our 2019 open applicationContinue reading “Welcome 2020 at Storyknife!”

Introducing Jo Michalski

Storyknife is pleased to welcome in 2020 with a new Advisory Council member, Jo Michalski. Jo is an entrepreneur, community activist and philanthropist. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Minnesota and taught 9th grade social studies for the Minneapolis School District. She moved to Alaska in 1971 and traveled the state developingContinue reading “Introducing Jo Michalski”

Celebrate the light.

In Alaska, we pay very close attention to the light. On Solstice, we’re slated to get about 5 hours and 58 minutes. Every year, I try to be on Bishop’s Beach in Homer to see the sun come over the mountains on Solstice. Last year it was cloudy, so the picture above is from 2017.Continue reading “Celebrate the light.”