Featuring the creative and journalistic work of Darrell Hookey
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature
is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities"
Darrell Hookey is a freelance writer living in Whitehorse, Yukon.
He knows the Yukon and its people intimately. Yet Darrell's writing reflects the amazement and wonder he still feels for his northern home.
Canada's north is a world-class travel destination. Darrell is well-placed to offer insightful stories at minimal expense.
He graduated from Loyalist College in 1981 with a diploma in print journalism and has worked on various newspapers.
As a freelancer, he has written humour for Reader's Digest, business profiles for Home Business Report, historical pieces for
The Yukoner Magazine and many features for the
Yukon News and ExploreNorth.
And, of course, he has written travel stories for Up Here, Maturity and travelwithachallenge.com.
Samples of his published work are provided below. You may want to go directly to a story that interests you by linking to it.
1. The good citizens of Dawson City loved the manful sport of boxing. Just six years after the Gold Rush, in 1904, they were treated to
The Fight of the Century.
2. Working from home, drawing a comic strip about a man working from home, Brian Basset provides his new sub-culture with
Adam@home: The Home Office's Dilbert.
3. Regardless of what you call it,
The Noble Walking Stick is a multi-tool and a friend.
4. The Rocky Horror Show is a play that offers wild characters and great music. But
The Talent Behind The Talent is what makes theatre magic.
5. It takes 11 days of rafting to fully relax and appreciate the unspoiled beauty of
A "River Wild" Called Tatshenshini.
6. Buzzsaw Jimmy picked up his leg and shook it at the machine that had just chopped it off. "Ha! I fooled you that time," he yelled.
7. The working class Margaret should have been friends with the labour advocate Marie. Instead, it was
Margaret v. Marie.
8. It was an unfair battle for the affections of a little girl since
Uncle Bill never had to say, "no".
Many more articles are featured online at ExploreNorth, the world's largest Web site about the circumpolar North.
Contact Darrell Hookey at
Email: hookey@polarcom.com
Phone: (867) 667-4042
Write to: #2 - 210 Lambert Street,
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 1Z4
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