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…
Author: Jim Farrell
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…
The Super
Russ Farrell Well, he canned me, the guy he fired me. Says he,” Go up and get your time.” Says he, “The way you’ve stood around You ain’t worth a lousy dime.” An’ I got mad. These Supers Always think they’re so damned smart. I says, “Before you can a guy …
Waterfront Working
WATERFRONT WORKING This Old Joe built a bunch of step stools at the shop. And he built them good and strong. Theonly thing, he made the first step about four inches too long and without expending the base alikewise distance—so if you stepped on it full-footed, you was ok, but if you came down withthe…