The Alaskan “Midnight Sun”
Poems, Lessons, Stories, Collectable and Memoirs of a North Slope Exposure
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1. This day begins hours before I was consciously aware of its beauty and importance. Although my mind is not in gear, the subconscious corner of my mind matures for its daily development. As I lift my shades to let the sunlight enter my room just as the sun from your smile it lights up my life. The day begins for me.
2. Amoug Alaska's Natives the story is told of a young boy who felt that the chores imposed upon him were too hard. "I wish I were free, like the birds and the animals," he said.
3. The word "Eskimo" means the old one that watches over. The shape of Alaska looks like an old man with a beard. (51) active volcanoes and production of more than (23) percent of the nation's oil from the Prudhoe Bay oilfield. (94) lakes have surface area of more than ten miles. Home of the "Aurora Borealis", better known as the Northern Lights.
4. None other than Santa Claus himself, "Santa for short". As a kid growing up in the majestic state of Alaska, (The Last Frontier), I felt we as Alaskan were closer to the North Pole therefore, closer to Santa.
5. Whether child or adult you can extend a bedtime story with this highly recommended "Weeping Willow Bedtime Story" in Chapter Nine.
6. It sends chills of pleasure up my spine and leaves me in a state of utopia. Life sings for me a magic song. The harp is used from a lock of your hair and of course the melody is you.
7. He who chases fantatazies lacks judgment, he who dreams lacks nothing.
Nathan Leviticus Neal (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 1981)
8. Better three hours too soon than one minute late!
William Shakespeare
9. Come forth into the light of things, let nature be you teacher
William Wordworth 1770 - 1850
10. The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882 -1945
{President of the United States of America}
11. Raise your sail one foot and get ten feet of wind.
Author Unknown
Tell a bedtime story for your children, read a romantic story to your wife or girlfriend, be at awe about the facts of Alaska, pass lessons of life on to your teenager, or simply enjoy the inspirational quotes.
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About the Book
This book is a combination of romantic short stories, poems, facts and memoirs. These experiences link passed down wisdom, unique imaginative storytelling with positive suggestive lifestyles.
Look up, Get up and Never give up
Is one of Nathan’s mottos along with using your imagination as a way of life, and remembering to “become the miracle”? Enjoy the Midnight Sun’s stories that will stir your feelings with the sounds of Nathan Leviticus Neal’s words. Learn of the Walrus, Polar Bear, Eagles, Raven, Fox and undocumented facts about Alaska.
Born in the “Northwest Territory” known as the “Last Frontier” in a then small town called Anchorage, Alaska this writer has taken the adventures of boyhood, "North Slope" experiences and places traveled within Alaska to share.
Most of the writings were inspired by time spent 650 miles north of Anchorage and about 250 miles north of the town considered the most climatic change of temperature in the world; Fairbanks, Alaska where temperatures range from 60 below zero to 95 above in the summer months.
From 1977 to 1987 this writer spent a week on and week off schedule with a major oil company traveling to and from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska . The silent bond in friendship and experiences reflect the beauty of this unique place with unique writer content.
Well traveled now and living in the Aloha State of Hawaii, Nathan felt it was time to go back in time and glance through a time capsule and give illustrations of Alaska’s beauty that have motivated him to share places that will give you a “northern exposure”. Pour a glass of wine or milk and enjoy stories of old from the land of the Midnight Sun, Aurora Borealis, Polar Bear and a few wise-tale Alaskan stories created for your entertainment.
About the Author
Born in Anchorage years before Alaska claimed its statehood this author grew up with the extraordinary experiences with knowledge of Huskies, Ravens, Moose, Fox, Bears and many other northern animals.
From starts of the Iditarod Dog Race in Anchorage to the North Slope experiences in Prudhoe Bay where he worked as Flow Measurement Specialist and Instrumentation-Electrical Technician, and Planner at the world's largest gas plant, flow stations, drill sites and a number of places along the 800 mile long pipeline. The experiences of the "SLOPE" has changed his perspective for wildlife forever both external and internally.
In 2006 while working and living in Hawaii he had an event that has also changed his life. This event left him with a different ability as he calls this serious disability. "Always look at the bright side of life" is his methodology for living.
Blessed to have lived through this ordeal, the event inspired him to share some of the past experiences so that his close friends and love-ones would one day understand his undying gratitude for their support and sacrifice during these most trying times. He has been left in a wheel-chair yet his love for life is stronger than ever. God willing he works everyday at walking again and is looking forward to sharing his unbelievable set of circumstances that has inspired many people who have witnessed his comeback.
Look for the next book entitled "The Event" flashbacks of a stroke victim.