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A Break in the Trail: Accident at Old Man Lake
Jun 6, 2026
40m 24s
Building Trap Cabin, Running Dogsled, Visiting Family
May 30, 2026
17m 36s
Hunting Moose, Finding Bear, Building Dogsled
May 23, 2026
15m 57s
Fossils, Fireworks, Fishwheels, and a Wolf with a White-tipped Tail
May 16, 2026
16m 10s
Sylvia Returns to Alaska with Norman
May 9, 2026
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| 6/6/26 |  A Break in the Trail: Accident at Old Man Lake | The adventures of Norman and Sylvia Wilkins, carving a new life out of the Alaskan Wilderness after leaving Minnesota in 1979.**The Alaska Diaries: 10,000 Days**Episode 11 — The Accident at Old Man LakeIn the Alaskan wilderness, life can change in a single moment.What begins as another day shaped by routine, hard work, and the quiet rhythm of survival quickly turns into something far more dangerous. A split-second mistake. A misjudged step. And suddenly, the wilderness reminds Norman just how unforgiving it can be.This episode dives deep into the reality of remote survival—where injury isn’t just pain, it’s a problem that must be solved. Alone, far from help, Norman must rely on skill, experience, and sheer determination to stabilize the situation and find a way forward. Episode 11 becomes more than just a story of survival—it becomes a story of recovery. Of endurance. Of adapting when plans fall apart. Because in Alaska, resilience isn’t optional. It’s everything.As the days unfold, what follows is not just healing of the body, but a quiet reckoning with how fragile life can be—and how quickly everything can change.**In this episode:*** A sudden accident in the wilderness* Survival response and injury management* The physical and mental challenges of recovery* The role of companionship, memory, and resilienceIf you enjoy slow, immersive storytelling rooted in real survival experience, you’re in the right place.**Subscribe for more episodes of The Alaska Diaries.**New chapters are released regularly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 40m 24s | ||||||
| 5/30/26 |  Building Trap Cabin, Running Dogsled, Visiting Family | The Alaska Diaries: 10,000 DaysEpisode 10The land doesn’t care how long you’ve been there.It doesn’t remember your struggles, your small victories, or the days you nearly turned back. It simply continues—quiet, vast, and unyielding.In Episode 10, the rhythm of the wilderness deepens.What began as survival has become something more deliberate… more personal. The work carries weight now—every cut of wood, every mile traveled, every decision made against the coming cold. There is a sense that time is no longer passing unnoticed, but settling in, shaping both the land and the man living within it.Norman reflects more in this chapter—on isolation, on purpose, and on what it really means to endure. The quiet moments grow longer. The silences say more. And the wilderness, as always, listens without answering.You’ll find:• Building of the trap cabin near a fly-in location• Hard-earned lessons from the land• The steady approach of another season and running a dogsled• Atrip outside to the lower 48, then backThis is not a story of conquering the wild.It is a story of learning how to live inside it.Settle in. Let the fire burn low.And step back into the stillness of Alaska.#AlaskaDiaries #WildernessLiving #OffGridLife #FrontierLife #SurvivalStories #SlowLiving #NatureNarrativeThanks for reading Nadia Giordana on Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 17m 36s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 |  Hunting Moose, Finding Bear, Building Dogsled | The adventures of Norman and Sylvia Wilkins, carving a new life out of the Alaskan Wilderness after leaving Minnesota in 1979.**The Alaska Diaries: 10,000 Days — Episode 9**As summer fades and the first edge of winter creeps across the land, Episode 9 of *The Alaska Diaries* carries us deeper into the rhythm of a life lived off the grid.The hunt continues—but not everything worth finding comes with a clean shot.From distant moose and close encounters with a grizzly, to a strange discovery locked in stone from another age, the land reveals itself slowly… and on its own terms. Weather turns. Partners come and go. Miles stretch long and quiet across tundra and swamp.When plans fall apart, the journey doesn’t stop—it just changes direction.A 27-mile walk into darkness. Nights under canvas and stars. The things we carry… and the things we leave behind.And then, back home, the work begins again.Wood is cut. Steel is welded. Steam rises as a dogsled begins to take shape—runner by runner, bend by bend. Because in Alaska, survival isn’t just about today. It’s about preparing for what’s coming.As autumn deepens, new ground is explored. A future trapline is imagined. A cabin site is found—not built yet, but known. Because sometimes, the most important step is simply recognizing a place where something could begin.There are no easy wins here. No guaranteed success.Only the land… and the quiet understanding that comes from staying long enough to listen.**In this episode:*** Moose hunting in early September* A close-range grizzly encounter* A remarkable prehistoric track discovery* A 27-mile solo trek through remote wilderness* Building a traditional dogsled from raw materials* Scouting a future trapline and cabin site* Early snowfall, shifting seasons, and hard decisions**If you’ve been following the journey**, thank you for being here.And if you’re new—this is a story told one day at a time… over 10,000 **Subscribe for more episodes of *The Alaska Diaries***New chapters released regularly.**#AlaskaDiaries #OffGridLiving #MooseHunting #BushLife #Dogsled #WildernessLiving #AlaskaLife #SurvivalStory #FrontierLife #NatureDocumentary**Thanks for reading Nadia Giordana on Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 15m 57s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 |  Fossils, Fireworks, Fishwheels, and a Wolf with a White-tipped Tail | The adventures of Norman and Sylvia Wilkins, carving a new life out of the Alaskan Wilderness after leaving Minnesota in 1979.The Alaska Diaries: 10,000 Days — Episode 8The Summer That Tested EverythingThe Alaskan summer of 1980 was supposed to be a season of progress—but out here, every gain is earned the hard way.In this episode, Norman takes you deep into life in the Nelchina country as long days turn into hard lessons. What begins with fossil hunting and a Fourth of July celebration under the midnight sun quickly shifts into something more demanding.~A swamp buggy rolls into the muskeg… nearly trapping two men.~Prospecting trips stretch across remote country with little to show but experience.~Salmon runs bring abundance—and the long nights of canning that prepare for winter.~Sylvia teaches the practical, often forgotten skill of butchering chickens.And deep in the mountains, a three-week hunt tests endurance, judgment, and nerve.Along the way, a gray wolf with a white-tipped tail appears—silent, watchful, and unforgettable—a reminder that survival in Alaska follows its own rules.This is a story of risk, resilience, and the quiet understanding that the wilderness doesn’t give you what you want… only what you earn.In this episode:~Fourth of July in the Alaskan wilderness~Swamp buggy rollover and recovery~Gold prospecting near the Taylor Highway~Salmon fishing, fish wheels, and canning~Frontier skills: butchering chickens~A three-week hunting expedition~The white-tailed wolf of the high countrySubscribe to follow the full 10,000-day journey through Alaska’s wild interior and the lessons learned along the way.#AlaskaDiaries #AlaskanLife #Homesteading #SourdoughLife #WildernessLiving #FrontierSkills #GoldProspecting #SledDogs #OutdoorLife #Bushcraft #HuntingAlaskaThanks for reading Nadia Giordana on Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 16m 10s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 |  Sylvia Returns to Alaska with Norman | In this episode of The Alaska Diaries: 10,000 Days, Norman makes the long winter journey from the remote wilds of Alaska back to Minnesota—facing dangerous roads, close calls, and the quiet pull of two very different lives.But this journey is about more than miles.It is about a decision.As Norman reconnects with family and sits down with Sylvia, a question that has lingered between them finally comes into the open: will she return to Alaska—and to the life he is building there?What follows is not a grand declaration, but something quieter… and perhaps stronger.Together, they make the long road north once more.Back in Nelchina, the work of building a shared life begins. A small greenhouse rises from the ground as a promise of growth in a harsh land. A team of young sled dogs—full of energy and mischief—marks Norman’s deepening commitment to the Alaskan way of life.Through fishing trips, wildlife encounters, and long northern days, a rhythm begins to take shape.Not an easy life.But a chosen one.This is a story of resilience, partnership, and the quiet decisions that change everything.If you enjoy immersive storytelling, frontier life, and true accounts of living off the land, be sure to subscribe and follow along as the journey continues. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 10m 17s | ||||||
| 5/2/26 |  Snow Cave Camping - Nelchina Glacier Gold Rush✨ | winter campingAlaska homesteading+3 | — | — | AlaskaNelchina Glacier | snow cave campingwinter survival+3 | — | 12m 13s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Be a part of the Cryptid Creek Sensation | Learn what cryptids are and why you should care. Do you just love board games? or do you just love cryptids? Either way, come to Cryptid Creek and be a part of it. Coming to Kickstarter in May. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 20m 12s | ||||||
| 4/25/26 |  Frostbite, Freezing Weather, and a Good Yarn | Serialized Historical Memoir This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 18m 11s | ||||||
| 4/18/26 |  Stay in Alaska or Leave the Man She Loves | Episode 4 - The adventures of Norman and Sylvia Wilkins, carving a new life out of the Alaskan Wilderness after leaving Minnesota in 1979.The Alaska Diaries – Episode 4: Building Shelter for the WinterWinter is coming—and in Alaska, that isn’t a figure of speech.In this gripping chapter of Norman and Sylvia Wilkins’ true-life adventure, the urgency shifts from travel… to survival. With the first snow falling and temperatures dropping fast, Norman races against time to build a 12x16 plywood cabin from scratch—before the land turns unforgiving. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 33m 55s | ||||||
| 4/11/26 |  Rising Water, Falling Hope | Episode 3 - The Alaska Diaries is a narrated true story based on firsthand journal accounts from 1979 through the 80s and 90s, following one couple’s journey to build a life in the Alaskan wilderness. Told in immersive, audiobook-style episodes, this series brings you into the mud, the cold, the danger—and the determination it takes to keep going. Subscribe & Follow the Journey If you enjoy true survival stories, wilderness adventure, and real-life grit. Turn on notifications so you don’t miss the next chapter. New episodes premiere weekly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 40m 20s | ||||||
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| 4/4/26 |  The Alaska Diaries: Runaway Load | The Alaska Diaries is a narrated true story based on firsthand journal accounts from 1979 through the 80s and 90s, following one couple’s journey to build a life in the Alaskan wilderness. Told in immersive, audiobook-style episodes, this series brings you into the mud, the cold, the danger—and the determination it takes to keep going.Subscribe & Follow the Journey If you enjoy true survival stories, wilderness adventure, and real-life grit. Turn on notifications so you don’t miss the next chapter.New episodes premiere weekly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 44m 05s | ||||||
| 3/28/26 |  The Alaska Diaries | This is a true Alaskan memoir—told in first person— adapted and dramatized from the original journals of Norman Wilkins, a journey that began in 1979 with one decision:To leave Minnesota… and drive 73,000 pounds of equipment all the way to Alaska.What followed wasn’t just a road trip. It was breakdowns in the middle of nowhere.Blown tires in the rain. A failed transmission in Canada. And a mountain descent near Prince George that nearly ended everything.This series is immersive, story-driven, and designed to feel like an audiobook you can get lost in.If you love: Real-life adventure,Alaska and frontier stories,Grit, resilience, and unforgettable moments. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 12m 54s | ||||||
| 11/1/25 |  DISCOVER THE POWER OF LAUGHTER | Sarah Routman joins Nadia Giordana in the studio to share the unique and exciting journey she and her identical twin sister took while bringing this book to life.Thanks for viewing Writers in the Know! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 19m 22s | ||||||
| 10/18/25 |  A TRAIL OF BREADCRUMBS with Catherine Wilson | Minnesota author, Catherine Wilson shares her personal story of how she brought this book to life.Thanks for reading Writers in the Know! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 18m 57s | ||||||
| 10/4/25 |  Where Women Talk: Nadia Giordana on Genealogy and Finding Your Family Roots | Nadia Giordana visits “Generations” to share what she knows on the subject of genealogy.Thanks for reading Writers in the Know! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 28m 30s | ||||||
| 4/5/25 |  A Visit with Jenney Egertson | Author Jenney Egertson has always been a storyteller. Throughout her career, she brought her love of connection and writing to high school classrooms, corporate America, and nonprofit clients as a communications consultant. At age sixty-four, she published her first book, Before I Leave, which won a 2019 Independent Publisher Book Award.Jenney's nonfiction writing focuses on relationships and reflects her commitment to the level of research required to accurately represent her subjects as complex individuals with unique lives and experiences. Her love for the craft and for people helps her to bring three-dimensional depth to the two-dimensional page.For more of Jenney's writing, visit her at JenneyEgertson.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 15m 26s | ||||||
| 1/10/25 |  Interview with Novelist and Short Story Author, Judy McConnell | This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 19m 59s | ||||||
| 12/2/24 |  A Chat with an Amish Romance Writer | This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 20m 07s | ||||||
| 3/16/24 |  On Writing Screenplays: a Discussion with and Reading by William Parsons | Definitely a lot to learn from listening to William Parsons. Join us, won't you? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 51m 21s | ||||||
| 2/24/24 |  Deconstructing the Maze with Author and Screenwriter, Lynn Garthwaite | If you have dreams of getting your novel or screenplay on one of the streaming platforms, Lynn Garthwaite has some good information to share with you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 19m 11s | ||||||
| 1/25/24 |  WINK Writers Inner Circle with author Janice Strootman | Janice Strootman is the author of “Child Heart: Notes from a Kindergarten Teacher,” and her newest book, “Travel Heart: Journals of a Travel Junkie.” She is working on her third book, “Family Heart,” more info on that in the future. Please listen in as she reads “The Alcatraz Swim” from “Travel Heart.”Note from Nadia: Hey, if you enjoy this publication and our podcast, I would be over-the-moon excited if you would recommend me to others. Don’t know how to quickly do that? Head to your publication's Settings page and click Publication Details in the left navigation bar. Next to "Recommend other publications on Substack," select "Start recommending." I keep a close eye on that category, and I will check out you as well and reciprocate if I think my readers will like you too. We’re already reading each other, so the odds are high. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 20m 58s | ||||||
| 1/17/24 |  Story as Medicine with Wendy Brown Baez | This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 14m 09s | ||||||
| 11/29/23 |  WINK Writers Inner Circle Podcast | This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersshowcase.substack.com | 12m 30s | ||||||
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