Late Night Press

At the Edge of Fear

August 7, 2010

“Alex!”

Roused from a fitful sleep, my body simultaneously shivered and ached and my head was pounding.

“Alex! Wake up! Quickly, get your stuff and bring it up to the first floor.”

Night Crawlers of the Abyss

May 19th, 2010, 7:34pm

Shining back at me like a green laser, the shark’s eye reflected the beam of my dive light surprisingly well. I felt a rush of adrenaline as I froze, not daring to move my light off of the creature. The sound of my breathing through…

Mayday, Mayday for Sierra Lima!

November 17, 2010, 4:45pm

I watched my bright orange hat blow away, tumbling along the sharp rocks in the wind. The canopy had shattered, its pieces flung away during the impact, and I could see my sunglasses perched, strangely intact, on top of…

The Great Barrier Reef

May 19th, 2010, 9:54am

The vessel was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. A converted trawler, this tough ship had taken us 300km to the north overnight to our first dive site for the day. Known to the diving community as a “liveaboard,” these ships carry…

What Lies Beneath?

May 19th, 2010, 1:53am

Awoken from my warm cocoon by an unbearable pressure in my bladder, my brain fought to return to the comfort of sleep. Losing the battle, moments later I reluctantly steadied myself on the bunk’s frame and swayed in the darkness of the cabin as I…

The Land Down Under

May 14, 2010, 9:03am

Rubbing my eyes and putting my glasses back on, I willed myself awake and excitedly looked out the window to survey the new continent beneath us. I caught glimpses of whitecaps on the waves below between puffy white clouds, an endless field of…