by Tele | Mar 14, 2013 | Culture, Reading & Writing
I’ve been thinking about what it means to turn our experiences into words to be shared with others. Also, the disingenuousness of describing this process as “sharing.” Almost all of the writers I know hope to see their words valued not only in...
by Tele | Mar 1, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing
Some of you have asked how Fisher Poets went last weekend. I haven’t been able to write about it yet — have barely been able to think about it, without a giant, goofy grin, swelling heart, nostalgic sigh. The afterglow’s still burning pretty...
by Tele | Jan 11, 2013 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture
If you’re not familiar with David Clark’s work showcasing commercial fishing in visual arts, this weekend presents a great opportunity. The JuneauTek blogger created the Commercial Fishing Film Festival, now on its second year. Whether you...
by Tele | Dec 21, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Environment, Wildlife
As you know, I’m not so much into the holidays, but Solstice always resonates with our seasonally driven, migratory life. So it was a special treat to start today with one of Lynn Schooler’s stunning Alaskan photographs, captioned with his own...
by Tele | Dec 17, 2012 | Culture, Hooked Favorites
I’m writing to you from a ferry. Seated alone on a midday crossing, staring into a muted seascape. Ocean the green of beach glass, clouds shushing the sky; land’s faintest skeleton peeks through sheets of rain. Whitecaps the only bright spots...
by Tele | Dec 7, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing
National Fisherman did a nice write-up on last week’s Fisher Poets “On the Road” performance at Fish Expo, where Dano Quinn, Patrick Dixon, Abigail Culkin and I each had 20 minutes to perform. For the second post in a row: thanks, NF! I swear...
