Steamship Dubois

A short story

Erik S. Meyers
The Lark Publication
12 min readJul 2, 2023

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Photo by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on Unsplash

The steamship Dubois sailed from New York Harbor on Sunday, June 2, 1935, heading toward the Bahamas. John Weatherby and Jack Sheraton had booked a twin-bed first-class suite with a private balcony.

As they waited for their luggage to be delivered to their cabin, they sat aft in comfy, cream-colored deck chairs with red-striped cushions. Sipping their chilled sherry, they watched the…

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Erik S. Meyers
The Lark Publication

American abroad in Vienna | Award-winning author/communicator | Motto: fight the hype | Survive on coffee/hiking | https://www.erikmey.com