by Tele | Mar 2, 2013 | Reading & Writing
November 2, 2012. I’m at Sitka’s maritime-themed Monthly Grind to read an essay. This is the first time I’m sharing this piece, and I’m afraid. I worry that the tone is overly intimate, presumptuous. It doesn’t help that Centennial Hall is...
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 | Feb 22, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Reading & Writing
Today’s a harbor day in Astoria, Oregon, friends, and the fleet’s all here. SW winds of 35 knots, gusting 45, 20-foot seas, and sideways rain… Pretty appropriate conditions to drawn folks in, nation-wide, to the 16th annual Fisher Poets...
by Tele | Jan 5, 2013 | Reading & Writing
I’m blessed that both of my home communities have amazing bookstores:Old Harbor Books in Sitka, Alaska, and Village Books in Bellingham, Washington. Independent bookstores do heroic work to foster lively literary communities –...
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...
by Tele | Dec 6, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
I’ve been mostly on an internet hiatus this week, friends, working on a deadline, but want to quickly share a bit of news. Some of you have asked about the piece that I read at Sitka’s maritime-themed Monthly Grind. I didn’t post it here...
