Stories
Scenes from a very unlikely life.
A Jewish Canadian kid with a chemistry background and a taste for adventure becomes one of the most unlikely drug smugglers of his era — and lives to tell the tale, find redemption, and fight for a more compassionate world.
Boston · 1974
The Bowie Story Nobody Knows
Boston, 1974. A backstage delivery to David Bowie at the Ritz Carlton — a celebrity encounter that would change the course of one life forever.
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Peshawar · 2002
Afghan refugee camp beside the runway
Hospitality, war, and a refugee camp beside a runway — where the Taliban came as guests and a family's protection kept everyone alive.
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Peshawar · 2002
A Never Heard Cry of Mr. Khalilullah N
An armed raid at 2:30 A.M., a demand for Hank and his daughter, and a letter that still waits for an answer from the world.
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La Paz → Lima
The politest smuggling operation in history
A quiet Canadian and an unreadable partner pull off a smuggling operation that shouldn't work — until it does.
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Cali · Colombia
A house party with Escobar's cousin
The back streets of Cali were a long way from Montserrat. So was almost everywhere Hank ended up.
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I Met David Bowie at The Ritz Carlton Boston
Watch Hank tell the story in his own words — the flight through the thunderstorm, the penthouse suite, and the night that changed everything.