By Russ Farrell This old Gus Nystrom, he lived down the road a-ways in a small shack affair and done his own cooking, on account of he was the only one living there. He’d quit the carpenter trade and was taking it pretty easy, except for some steelheading and stalking the mowich, except he would…
Author: Jim Farrell
Matia Island, or Listen to Your First Mate
By Jim Farrell Many years ago, and they were back to the scene of the almost tragedy. Not only at the same island group, same island, but two of the same payers greeted them at the dock, as much surprised to see the other two as they were seeing them. The two were San Juan…
The Trust of Your First Mate
A voyage not meant to be By Jim Farrell While anchored in South Puget Sound, I was rowing around Jarrell Cove, on Hartstene Island in my Zodiac “Doggie Daze”, I happened upon Bob Lemon and his S/V Raven and started up a conversation that led to this story… … The romance of the sea draws…
Quiny and Mango, the Fish Accident
By Daphne and Xixi, aged 10 Oh, no! Mango, what did you do!? Quick! Call 822! Quiny a little bunny and Mango a golden retriever must SAVE THE FISH! But how are they going to save the fish if their owners, Penny and Max, were going to come back from school in…. 45 MINUTES!! Read…
The Men of Forks
By Russ Farrell We had ridden up the mountain In the morning clear and still To find a mighty wind a-raging At the summit of the hill. So that nice October morning We laid our saws away And headed for the valley Till a safer falling day. At nine o’clock she told me… Me a-standing…