Photo by Lukas from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 4 After 6 months of rebuilding the 42-foot tramaran Columba, our crew of 12 held sea trials to prepare for our upcoming summer sailing trip from Ventura, California to the Hawaiian islands. We had taken classroom sailing courses, earned first-aid and CPR certifications, bought our personal supplies and sailing gear,Continue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 4 – Sailing 101 – Sea Trials”
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Adventures in Sailing, Part 3 – A Valley Dude Goes to the Beach
Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 3 Eleven students signed up to sail to Hawaii from Ventura, California on a 42-foot trimaran for $800.00 apiece in 1979 money. That’s more than $2700 in 2019 monies. Actually, only 10 students signed up as the the captain’s daughter was also coming along and presumably didn’t need toContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 3 – A Valley Dude Goes to the Beach”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 2 – Loomings
Photo by Pedro Sandrini from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 2 There are adventures in life that you might undertake that, afterwards, you might say, “What was I thinking?” Sailing to Hawaii for me was one such adventure. I saw a flyer in my high school at the beginning of 11th grade, advertising for crew to sail toContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 2 – Loomings”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 1 – Stuck in the Middle with You
Adventures in Sailing, part 1 Photo by Tatiana from Pexels “Everyone in the water. Let’s go!” The captain gives the orders, and the crew obeys. That’s the law of the sea. But in this particular instance, the order seemed fraught with danger. Captain Mathias, unshaven for a couple weeks, portly, in his shorts and flip-flops, and flimsy t-shirtContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 1 – Stuck in the Middle with You”
Stories on Medium
Photo by Tim Savage from Pexels I’ve started blogging on Medium, a place to professionalize my writing. I’ll be writing about my teaching career, posting memoir pieces, and movies/shows I’m watching, as well as reading I’m doing. I’m considering using this blog as a place for my daily blogging and Medium to post my more complete essays andContinue reading “Stories on Medium”
West vs. East – part 3 – Hostile Student
Photo by John-Mark Smith from Pexels I started teaching college English in 1986, as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of New Mexico. My world changed. I was a good teacher, inspired in my own scholarship and interests as I strove to do well for my students. I immediately embraced teaching as a lifetimeContinue reading “West vs. East – part 3 – Hostile Student”
West vs. East – part 2
Photo by John-Mark Smith from Pexels In part 1 of West vs. East, I discuss the trivial issue of what we call bread brands, and the more serious issues of bad driving and pedestrian habits, and people’s rough exteriors in the East, and homelessness. As winter approaches early this November, I’m reminded of why peopleContinue reading “West vs. East – part 2”
West vs. East – part 1
Some differences between living on the West Coast vs living in the East. A West coaster sounds off.
Block Identified
Photo by Immortal shots from Pexels For years, I’ve tried keeping a blog, writing stories and poems, keeping up a journal, and writing large projects. For the most part, I’ve been successful on a scholarly basis, and in writing creatively for occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, and the like. But a sustained creative effort for completing a chapbook ofContinue reading “Block Identified”
Writing Anniversary
Photo: Pixabay / Pexels.com While most people were donning costumes, carving pumpkins, and trick or treating, I was silently celebrating the start of writing my memoir. On October 31, 2018 at The Owl Shop in New Haven, CT, I began this journey, thinking it would take about 6 months. Now one year later, I estimateContinue reading “Writing Anniversary”
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