The Vessel

Here’s what I got today from the printer: Vessel : Venice Bridge V.021E Sailed : Dec 23 2007 ETA : Jan 25 2008 (Door)  Read More →

Updated Schedule!

Here’s what I got from the printer today: Sorry, to further clarify the RTS (Ready to Ship) date is Dec. 19 and the boat will sail on Monday.  You can expect books around Jan 19.  More details will follow. You’ll be able to order from this website.  Soon!  Read More →

The Schedule

It’s looking like early February people could be receiving the book.  It will be leaving Hong Kong, where it was printed, around January 2nd.  Then it takes about four weeks to ship to Washington DC.  So by late January the book should be here.  And then I will ship the books to everyone who has ordered one.  Read More →

A Sample

Here is the first paragraph of a river description. This is the North Branch of the Westfield in Massachusetts: I used to think (although no longer!) of the labyrinthine Westfield River system as a tangle of branches that doubled back on themselves and unaccountably spawned side branches – most of which accomplished painfully few memorable rapids. The one exception seemed to me the part of the North Branch called The Pork Barrel. The distinction... [Read More...]