by Tele | May 15, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Hooked Favorites, Sitka
No halibut on deck here… Consistent storms have tethered us to the dock for two weeks, waiting out weather like 45 knot winds and 22-foot seas. We take it for what it is – what else can you do? – but watching steady gray sheets pouring down the cabin windows...
by Tele | Apr 24, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Sitka
Cap’n J and I have been back in Sitka for a month now, blissing out on the pre-tourist calm. This is something I love about being up here early. Seasonal workers (yeah, like us) and visitors are a mere trickle in spring, rather than...
by Tele | Apr 19, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Hooked Favorites, Sitka
Longtime Hooked friends may recognize Isabella Brady’s name from last summer’s story of a traditional foods dinner. Leaning on a walker, dishing slabs of moose alongside venison stew, the Alaska Native Sisterhood president commanded as...
by Tele | Mar 22, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Sitka, Women in Fishing
I’m typing quietly this morning, friends. Thick darkness outside, my housemates are still clinging to sleep. All except Bear – I poked her awake and insisted she join me downstairs. She’s been a loyal companion in my writing room all winter,...
by Tele | Mar 7, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
I told you about my first scheduled performance at Fisher Poets Gathering 2012, but I didn’t tell you what happened next. During the break, a tall, kind-eyed man introduced himself. Ifanyi Bell, digital producer with Oregon Public...
by Tele | Mar 2, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
I know, sweeties, I know… Hooked is sitting awfully low in the water with all these Fisher Poets posts. Apologies if you’re a wee bit weary of my shiny eyes and dazzled reports; I’m newly in love with this crowd, and am not ready to let go quite yet....
