Author, screenwriter, professor, tundra philosopher, sub-arctic goofball. www.donrearden.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3muj6zt2dgk2yDid you ever catch me on Story Corps? Heavy stuff. Nut important to talk about what we face in Alaska. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1238741367/two-friends-in-alaska-discuss-losing-so-many-people-to-suicide02 Sep 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muj6zt2dgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mug5l3zkb22yMitch McConnell is back! Just kidding. Still. Gone. (But I’m sure some really convincing photo evidence is forthcoming soon! Maybe even in the next few weeks! )01 Sep 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug5l3zkb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mtz64sbjvc2nFinally! I can drop some good writing news! Here’s the cover for my novel The Raven’s Gift— audio book. [artwork by Beth Hill] Coming out with Black Stone this fall. @blackstonepub.bsky.social26 Aug 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz64sbjvc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mrlps6gqm22wOh yeah!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlps6gqm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mlk5ddl4p22mA poem for Mothers but perhaps more for dudes. https://substack.com/@letters2bigfoot/note/c-256928621?r=1i5ju1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action11 May 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk5ddl4p22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mkwns2chac2xGraphic novel sex education? How “novel?” And by “graphic” are you talking charcoal? Asking for a friend… [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwns2chac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mkh2htmi2s2sExciting news on the audiobook front for The Raven’s Gift. Can’t wait to share the news with you!27 Apr 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkh2htmi2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mjq5jcnry22aTell me how your state doesn’t believe in the future without telling me your state doesn’t believe in the future. I’ll go first: [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq5jcnry22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3misomfdnrc2eAnchorage peeps— I’ll be giving the keynote at Beyond the Stacks this Saturday. Come support our local libraries! 🙏 https://event.auctria.com/f3cbef80-0d9e-45d3-915b-89f7230d2cdc/aa6cd270-8751-11e9-a741-3fcfcb35cbb006 Apr 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3misomfdnrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3micsdwvyes2pCollege class visit at Alaska Pacific University. Wild to be a part of this list of required reading. 🤯30 Mar 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3micsdwvyes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mhissdf7cc25Today’s proof we might be living in a simulation: I poured milk from the Costco big milk jug—without a drop spilling!20 Mar 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhissdf7cc25https://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mhhntauhek22Fixed it.20 Mar 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhntauhek22https://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mgydbttbuc2fGoing to start dabbling in this realm. Subscribe for free. Free shipping to Alaska AND Hawaii!* *only these states (how does that feel?) https://open.substack.com/pub/letters2bigfoot/chat?r=1i5ju1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=share14 Mar 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgydbttbuc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mgtit4gjts26https://open.substack.com/pub/letters2bigfoot/chat?r=1i5ju1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=share12 Mar 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtit4gjts26https://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mgsish4hzs2kPutting the “sub” in Substack. I’m going to begin sharing the madness there. Join my four subscribers (for free!). Help me make it five.11 Mar 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsish4hzs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mgobix7nwk2gMy buddy Matt Komatasu shares my sentiments about the gutting of Alaska’s public education system here (but without the profanity I’d use!) https://open.substack.com/pub/matthewkomatsu/p/anchorage-public-school-parents-free?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email10 Mar 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgobix7nwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mg7i564ka22xAdd a word to a movie title to make it exclusively Alaskan. I’ll go first: The Honey-Bucket List04 Mar 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7i564ka22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mfwxo2ky2k2fHow long will it take for those of us against war are suddenly Un-American again?28 Feb 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwxo2ky2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3meayjluyrk2qI stumbled upon this post and it made my already insane night even better. Thank you! That was a blast. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meayjluyrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mdmrwjou5s2iWho wants to not go see Melania with me tomorrow! I’ve been waiting to never see this film! Finally, the wait is almost over…30 Jan 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmrwjou5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iraven.bsky.social/post/3mdad43wbpc2725 Jan 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:bneeb2dys2kyueljdvab6cy2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdad43wbpc27