by Tele | Dec 19, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing
Hi friends – A month into my time with the North Cascades Institute, I’m thinking that a writer’s residency is something like a fishing season. As on the Nerka, I rely on routine here in Dogwood 2. Instead of getting the gear in the water...
by Tele | Nov 20, 2013 | Culture, Reading & Writing
Shortly after my return Down South this September, I received a letter from my friend Sarah. A real, honest-to-goodness letter: USPS-ushered from Seattle to Bellingham, turquoise envelope double-stamped in honor of its heft. The card was...
by Tele | Oct 16, 2013 | Culture, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
You know when you have news to share, and maybe it’s nothing huge, but still you decide just to sit on it until a better time and place? And as you’re waiting, your originally not-such-a-big-deal news unfolds to reveal a new layer, and another, until...
by Tele | Oct 15, 2013 | Culture, Environment, F/V Nerka
Often, the most important thing you can do for yourself is also the hardest thing. That was Cap’n J’s experience last spring, when his doctor took one look at his knee’s MRI and shook his head. “You’re not getting on a boat this summer.” Those eight...
by Tele | Jun 20, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Hooked Favorites, Women in Fishing
When the Kathleen Jo pulls out of her stall at noon, I am there to see them off. My five year old shipmate waves wildly through the starboard window. As soon as they turn the corner, I begin the trek to my new home, eager to get settled in...
by Tele | May 10, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka
Apologies for the last minute notice, friends, but I’ll be talking fish and writing on Port Townsend’s KPTZ this afternoon, 2:30 to 3:30 PST. You can livestream the show here, through KPTZ’s website. Big gratitude to host Phil Andrus for extending this...
