As a liveaboard, I awoke to this view from Ferrity's cabin:

These photos tell the story of our latest blizzard.

and if you're unsure of the severity of this storm, here's the friendly weather-guesser explanation...

Great news - today Molokai Reef scored the number three slot on Smashwords mystery bestseller list and the number seven listing on the all category bestsellers.

If you haven't read Molokai Reef, please explore the links at the top of this column to see if the novel is of interest to you.

Follow this link to discover alot of wierd cartoons about words that loose there affect in you're writing weather its a novel or definately a novella.

Back in the spring of 2002 I penned this satirical response to airline anti-terrorism measures.  Seems that it is even more appropos today.  Originally titled "No Clothes Aire."

In an unprecedented and bold move, N. Newton launched No Clothes Airways, International two months ago.  Rarely, has an airline entered the fiercely competitive international air travel market at startup.  NCAI began service with seven routes between U.S. cities and

Beginning around 10 p.m. Friday night the snow began to fall.  It fell and fell and fell until the wee hours of Sunday.  Official accumulations for the Annapolis area were 18"+.

Departing Ferrity Saturday morning required a careful easing of the main hatch, a sliding hatch that I assumed covered with snow.

An hour before the sun scales the horizon I prepare to step off Ferrity, the 30 foot sailboat that I call home.  A gusty north-northwest wind pushes the thermometer’s 23 degrees into single-digit windchill.

Chesapeake Bay's normal tidal range is around two feet, but a strong, persistent, northerly wind can blow another two feet of water out of the bay.  This morning, Ferrity’s foredeck lies three feet beneath the dock.

Monica at SelfPublishing posted a very useful comparison of Lulu vs. Createspace distribution plans.  The comparison assumes a 160 page b&w 6x9 priced at $11.90.

What 160 page book will readers purchase for $11.90?  I don't know nor do I know what is the appropriate price for Molokai Reef.

Molokai Reef added to Operation eBook Drop.  Operation eBook provides free e-books to our deployed armed forces.  For details, please visit this Molokai Reef webpage.

Since I moved aboard Ferrity and docked in Annapolis I've pursued my writing at coffee shops and the library.  Because I have intermittent Internet Wi-fi at the dock I looked for someone with an extra office.  After asking around for a couple months Backyard Boats Annapolis offered me a place to write.

Peace is something most of us claim to want yet thinking about it I realized the difficulty in defining peace.

My thoughts roamed across the “lack of” spectrum – lack of anxiety, of war, danger, strife, and fear.