11 short stories & memories
Short Stories and Long Memories
Looking back at four decades of sailing adventures, misadventures and other stories written along the way.
Latest · Short StoryThe Fisherman Who Would Conquer SorrowIt was the first night of the fiesta. Down by the sea the streets of Mazatlan were alive with celebrants. Many had come in from distant villages wearing the distinctive and traditional clothing of their region. Many had come from the United States and countries abroad, all eager…Read the story 
MemoryFervent Prayers and StoneorgiesWe loaded our camera equipment into a rented Nash Ambassador and headed for the lovely State of Mysore. It was a bit crowded with all that gear, the crew, and our new friend Rajan Singh, a highly regarded Indian still…
Short StoryThe Treskilling YellowJames Norris lived alone in a rambling Victorian on Caroline Street, a block from Key West Bight and the harbor. He had purchased…
Short StoryThe Old Man and the DiamondThe sun had finally emerged after four days of heavy rain when the old man found the diamond. At first, he thought it was one of…
MemoryThe Women at the Last Place on EarthThe most terrible thing I ever saw was in the highlands above the Rio Tomebamba in southern Ecuador. I was helping filmmaker Mark…
MemorySowetoOver the years, I have worked on many film projects in Africa, but perhaps the most memorable and most frightening, was working…
MemoryRainAfter a long walk through the dying millet fields, we came to the village of Tinga where we were told it was important to pay our respects to the Mossi village chief, a leadership position traditionally known as King of…
Short StoryPest ControlTom McClain had lain awake most of the night, his spirit soaring, his mind alive with dreams for the future. Now it was morning…
Short StoryThe Woman in the RoadThe day he found the handcuffed woman in the road, John O’Leary had been barreling along Highway 94 west of Fargo, North Dakota.…
Short StoryThe Phantom LoverMartin Craft watched his wife sleeping. She was lying on her back, her face toward him, the sheet pulled down around her hips. For…
MemoryThe Leper’s BellIt was a short flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai on an airline that was then called “The Thailand Company for Walking on Air.” The…