Buoyant Thoughts2019-03-02T16:33:10-06:00
  • 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 [...]

  • 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 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 [...]

Long Live The Sea Shanti

"Time has little to do with infinity and jelly doughnuts"    :Magnum P.I. We were planning on getting a sailboat to live-aboard. It's something I'd wanted to do since the Navy dust had been shaken off. I always liked being at sea, but wasn't too keen on the whole military [...]

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Introducing The Perfect Boat

After a month or so of searching, we lucked out and found the perfect boat. By perfect, I mean a boat that costs $3000 and looks like it can be salvaged in six months. That's when we hope to head out onto the open seas and begin our sea gypsy lifestyle. [...]

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About the Crew

The misfit crew of The Sea Shanti consists of musician and Jack-of-all-trades Captain Jack, novelist and dilettante Quartermaster Autumn, and teen wunderkind Boatswain Fain as well as the roguish sea cat Dante.

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