In the Doldrums – Part 4

This is the fourth of five parts in the short story of a young man facing his self-doubt in the midst of a mid-Atlantic storm, and finding meaning in an unexpected place. A new part will be up each night through the conclusion, at which time the story will be published on Amazon - reviews …

In the Doldrums – Part 3

This is the third of five parts in the short story of a young man facing his self-doubt in the midst of a mid-Atlantic storm, and finding meaning in an unexpected place. A new part will be up each night through the conclusion, at which time the story will be published on Amazon - reviews …

In the Doldrums – Part 2

This is the second of five parts in the short story of a young man facing his self-doubt in the midst of a mid-Atlantic storm, and finding meaning in an unexpected place. A new part will be up each night through the conclusion, at which time the story will be published on Amazon - reviews …

In the Doldrums

"In the Doldrums" follows a teenage boy, who believes himself a man, on a trans-Atlantic sailing passage, and through a storm he believes will be his crucible. Nothing stacks up quite the way he expected in the face of the storm, and he ends up finding meaning in an unexpected source. I finished this short …

Where My Words May Go

Writing may be humanity’s greatest unconsummated passion. A great many people, perhaps a majority, think at some point to take up the craft. An idea springs from a moment of divine epiphany. Or, it builds slowly, layer upon layer, as imperceptible in its form as the sculpture lying within limestone. Children’s books, memoirs, novels, histories, …

Farewell to my Pseudo-Self

The poet Theodore Roethke once admonished his readers to "Be sure that whatever you are is you." That's sound enough advice. But, like a lot of good advice, it goes largely unheeded in contemporary society. Most of us, at times, transform ourselves in a thousand small ways to fit the expectations, desires and prejudices of …