The Long Dark Author:Slim Randles True to the spirit of comradeship in rural Alaska, this story of the unique people who inhabit the Alaska Bush will make you laugh and cry and wonder at the "grit and guts" required to make it on the Last Frontier. Author Slim Randles is no stranger to this challenging country. He wrote for the Anchorage Daily News for 8 ye... more »ars and was a seasonal hunting guide as well as active in dog sledding. It was life in the Alaska Bush, however, that contributed most to his deep appreciation of those wonderful people who could laugh at themselves and keep saying, "Next year will be better."« less