Boating

Quick update

Standing on the bow on Saturday evening as we were entering the narrow channel at Warderick Wells, boat hook in hand…

I’ve forgotten almost completely why I began this writing project.

First overnighter at Sea

We just got back up the New River from our excursion down to Biscayne Bay, just beneath Miami.

First Day at Sea and the Pursuit of Work/Adventure Balance

You’re either gay or in the CIA part 2

This story is a continuation of You’re either gay or in the CIA part 1.

Mr lethargic took out a strange flat metal pipe and we did a little puff puff give. He was stingy and put it back in his pack after a couple puffs. This would…

Anticipation // New friends

Little by little, almost imperceptibly our departure date has slipped, and slipped again. It was going to be April 10th, then we needed a special part so it got pushed back. Then it arrived broken, so we had to wait another 10 days for a replacement. Now it’s arrived, but…

You’re either gay or in the CIA

Writing at its best has a sort of alchemical quality. You take experiences and transmute them into something of a higher order. You discover and amplify their meaning.

That is why I find the following story so strange. I’m not sure what it means.