It’s been a dream of mine to hear Moby-Dick read out loud, from cover to cover, at one of the events held each year to celebrate Herman Melville’s Aug. 1 birthday.
But life keeps interfering.

The battles we fight – the wars we wage.
It’s been a dream of mine to hear Moby-Dick read out loud, from cover to cover, at one of the events held each year to celebrate Herman Melville’s Aug. 1 birthday.
But life keeps interfering.
It’s winter — or the roller coaster that may pass this year for winter in Central Connecticut, with fits of warm weather, occasional low teens, minor snow or ice, but still with a simmering risk of cabin fever. (Sometimes just knowing it’s winter is enough to keep a person bundled up indoors, busy on some type of puzzle or book or computer.)
I am grateful every day to have been born into a nautical family. Continue reading “A Settling Sea – Family Vol. 5”
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"A Word of Substance"
A guide to crafting captivating music, lyrics and performances
The battles we fight - the wars we wage.
Middletown, CT
Breaking free and paving my own way.