Articles written by Richard Nault


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  • The Real Magic

    Richard Nault|Updated Oct 7, 2021

    It was a dark, windy, rainy night in October – one of those night when you’re glad to be indoors looking out of the window to watch leaves fly by and see nearly naked tree limbs bending in wind. Joey and his father stood by the door in his aunt Alice’s house zipping up their coats and bracing for the walk home, several blocks away. “Careful on the walk home. It’s a frightful night out there,” Aunt Alice said as they walked out the door into the wind and pouring rain. “Keep your eyes opened especially wide when you pass old...

  • The Gates of Hell Opened and Mary Ann Stepped Through the Portal

    Richard Nault|Updated Sep 30, 2021

    The Gates of Hell Opened and Mary Ann Stepped Through the Portal A True Story of life in the Alaskan Bureaucracy After a two-year stint as Associate Director of the Alaska’s child abuse agency, I was more than ready to step down to a less stressful job as a Clinician at the Division of Behavioral Health. My position reviewed the professional services of Southeast Alaska’s Behavioral Health grantees to ensure they were meeting grant requirements, state regulations and professional standards. That might seem like a challenging...