State of the Shanti, January 2021
It's been so long since I've written anything that I feel flummoxed facing this blank white space. I've abandoned Perilous and Sparks, my mid-century mavens, in...well, it's been so long since I've thought about them that I've forgotten where I left them. India, I think. My other writing projects have also [...]
Temporary Land-Lubbers
During the last wave of Gulf-bound tropical depressions, we grabbed our most precious belongings and temporarily moved into a motel on the far side of Biloxi’s back bay. […]
We’re Still Afloat
It has come to my attention that I have been (once again and even more notably) remiss in my updates. […]
We Are All Always Underway
Just before we began making passage, something sparked my interest in the Huguenot Refuge. I don't know much about my family's heritage, and I've never cared much. I live here and now, and I've never been sure how it benefits me to align with a culture or place that is [...]
Arm’s Reach or Nothing
Fain spent most of the summer of 2018 in Tulsa with Emma and Tim and his Oklahoma fam. […]
Escape from the Industrial Canal
With 2.5 years of New Orleans’ Industrial Canal trauma clinging to her hull, the Shanti finally made her maiden voyage Saturday, January 18, 2020. […]
Your Transmission: A 100lb Problem
Here's something I could have gone my whole life without knowing: The transmission on a 1974 Perkins diesel engine has a "breather" that prevents pressure from building up and blowing out the front gasket. But I do know that now and there's really only one way I would: It happened. [...]
Captain Jack and Quartermaster Autumn
Boatswain Fain
The Sea Shanti
