Alaska and its quirky citizens is a place like no other. My heritage is Russian, Yupik, Aleut, and white. I was raised hearing some incredible stories. Like all family stories they morphed and changedAlaska and its quirky citizens is a place like no other. My heritage is Russian, Yupik, Aleut, and white. I was raised hearing some incredible stories. Like all family stories they morphed and changed over the years depending on who was doing the telling. The Uncle who always exaggerated, the auntie who always put a positive spin on the event and the one who didn't, the grandpa who claimed that just about everything that happened in Alaska happened to him. These incredible bits and pieces of history whether they are accurate or not are the inspiration for my novels. Alaska's Firy is the first in the series, My Mama's Mama. I am currently working on book two, ABOUT MISS RUTH....more