: About Me

I am a 30 something know-nothing gifted with a fantastic ability to fake-it-till-I-make-it.

My passion is ...

Making up stories.

I know too much about ...

Nothing.

My parents always told me ...

Don't let your Mockingbird mouth overload your Bluejay leg's.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a private detective.

My favorite memory ...

I am not sure if I can say what it is on this website.

Why I write ...

Lest I forget. I get confused and angry if I do not write.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I try to read anything and everthing, even " The Watchtower" pamphlets.

My first job ...

Life Guard at William H. Williams pool.

My best moment ...

When my wife sang to me at our wedding.

My inspiration ...

The life of my brother.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Sea adventures

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Maneuvering Watch I stood below the lower sail hatch and gripped the ladder tight with one hand, tools and harness lanyard in the other. The bow rose at a steep angle then fell with a solid jerk. It rattled the hull and almost knocked me down. Over my shoulder the helmsman's face seemed a pale shade of sick green, his eyes wide with fear. The control room was filled with my shipmates standing their watch preparing to maneuver the submarine through the dangerous Sea of Japan. They all held onto something bolted down for stability. I clung to the ladder and un-dogged the lower sail hatch. Tw...

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