Michael Campbell

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“No Roads to Nome” by Michael Campbell

Submitted to Contest #232

Just 150 miles east of Siberia is the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, so far north that for a large part of the year the sea freezes over and the sun barely peeks past the horizon. A hundred years ago dogsled was the primary means of transport and communication, able to carry 500kg of freight, they delivered the mail, the groceries, the preacher, and hauled out gold and furs all the way to Anchorage.  Scott Bone, Alaska's governor at the time said "No one understands Alaska. [Officials in Washington] wire me to step over to Nome to look up ...

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Michael Campbell is an aspiring writer and poet. A recovering Brit, she now lives in Spain with her rescued animal family. Michael's writing spans a variety of subjects and genres, reflecting her wide interests, including a love of history, the supernatural and the natural world.