by Tele | Oct 18, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Sustainability, Women in Fishing
Friends! Are any of you in Oklahoma? Or do you have extended communities that reach into the Sooner State? If so, please don’t miss the chance to check out FISH, a multimedia art exhibition presented by the University of Oklahoma School of...
by Tele | Oct 10, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Reading & Writing
It’s Day Five of Alaska Book Week, buddies! I’m quite late in giving you the heads-up (apologies), but you can still join this annual celebration of Alaskan authors and books: ABW 2012 is October 6 ‑13. In its second year, ABW is hosted by the good folks at...
by Tele | Oct 6, 2012 | Culture, Hooked Favorites
I’m holding a battered metal compass in my hand tonight. It says my writing desk faces southwest, and that the cat curls her tail northward. It doesn’t say which direction skirts despair, doesn’t guide the path toward hope. Folding it closed,...
by Tele | Aug 8, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
Hey friends – if you’ve been following the story of Amanda, our first-time fisherman guest writer, you may be as eager for her latest update as I’ve been. The frenzied life of a tender deckhand hasn’t allowed much land time (and even less internet...
by Tele | Jul 15, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing
Calling all of Hooked’s fishy writer friends: it’s time for 49 Writers’ third annual “Ode to a Dead Salmon” writers contest! As are so many things Alaskan, this contest is a bit… different. They’re seeking your best WORST writing. Here are the...
by Tele | Jul 15, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
It seems that my friend Marlin is destined to have literary deckhands. After a string of memoirists and bloggers, one of this season’s hands is Paul, an MFA grad focused on creative writing and fiction. Paul isn’t green: he’s crewed on another...
