“Christie’s Bluff was on the horizon as we got under way… Bella headed straight out. The boat was surprisingly swift… This journey to the Bluff would be very different from the first I had made. The lapstrake hull kept spray to a minimum, and there was a canopy we could raise if the sun grew..
Month: October 2025
“August began to feel a little different as the years passed. I discovered a glimmer of the liberation that increasing detachment could provide. But Hank was right. Change came at a cost. I was forced to imagine him vanishing into wretched city districts where I knew we could never meet. Meanwhile, Josée was entangling Rex..
Mooching was a subtle method of deep-water fishing in midsummer. It called for drifting slowly “while raising and lowering [one’s] … line to probe random depths along the way… The strategy explored varying depths, temperatures, and currents. Strikes might occur at any time, though fish were most often expected when the lure began either fleeing..
“Sunshine had permeated the dock, the planks of my skiff, even the bedrock. Everything radiated heat. Daisies, red clover, and Queen Anne’s lace exploded into bloom … As well, youngsters from near and far thronged to the Little Rock to seize what was left of the summer. Swimming, sunbathing, and flirting reached a crescendo. “Still,..