Kris is a novelist, historian and award-winning freelance journalist. He was a professional archaeologist for ten years before getting laid off and turning to writing full time, an occupation that, like archaeology, often sounds a lot more glamorous than it really is. His novels include Turn Again and The Devil’s Share, and his novella Edge of Somewhere appeared in the recent collection Weathered Edge. He is a semi-regular contributor to Alaska magazine, and his essays about various eclectic subjects—surfing in Alaska, log cabin building, and the demise of Xtratufs, to name a few—have appeared for several years in The Anchorage Press. Kris is a seasonal nomad who divides his time between Anchorage and his off-the-grid cabin near Homer.