by Tele | Nov 28, 2012 | Culture, F/V Nerka
Some of you know my weaknesses. Pie. Baked treats in general. Delightfully patterned socks. Pens, paper, empty notebooks waiting to be filled. Fabric. Crafty people. Books. Bread and cheese. Those one-size-fit-all stretchy gloves. Handwritten cards....
by Tele | Nov 22, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Family, Hooked Favorites
Earlier this week, a friend asked what I’d be doing on Thursday. When I blinked dumbly at her for a few beats, she prompted, “You know – for Thanksgiving!” Oh. Right… Growing up in a fractured family of three insular people far more...
by Tele | Nov 12, 2012 | Culture, Environment, F/V Nerka
Almost at National Novel Writing Month’s midpoint, I’m still buried in this month-long exercise to produce as many words as possible. (They say 50,000; I’m shooting for writing every day and being thankful for whatever results. I’m already breaking the...
by Tele | Nov 3, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Reading & Writing, Sitka
One of my favorite things about Sitka is Raven Radio, the community public radio station. The day they got their live streaming up and running was a good, good day: I could listen to Mississippi Delta Blues and Meathead’s Mix Tape even when we...
by Tele | Oct 31, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Culture
I’m talking with you from new ground today, sweeties. I’ve been back in Alaska for a few hours now, camped out in the Juneau Airport’s Glacier Lounge. Starting at 3:30 this morning, it’s been a long travel day with a handful of challenges, but...
by Tele | Oct 18, 2012 | Culture, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
Happy National Day on Writing, friends! Yeah, that’s little me. Some things haven’t changed much since 1980, parked at a desk in my parents’ Wasilla, Alaska, veterinary clinic. I still keep a stash of animal crackers nearby as motivation,...
