“If you don’t believe in god, say ocean.”

“Part of the reality of searching for queer respites is that they are fleeting, ever-evolving, a question without a resolved answer.”

Process/State

To paint the sea: is it a process or is it a state? Maybe one leads to the other? Anna Iltnere, discussing Philip Hoare’s Risingtidefallingstar

Monday

It’s the shift when weeks of broken promises to myself stop feeling like impenetrable, sticky guilt and instead alchemize into rocket fuel.

?th Plunge

The “ew, there’s seaweed” voice can take a hike.

Eavesliking

“…seafaring makes obvious something that is always true.”

The Boat Gnome Mercantile 2020-2021 Trading Season is Open!

The Boat Gnome Mercantile is once again accepting trades through the mail, and you’re invited to participate!

A Waffling Muddle

“We can help one another but little.”

Second Plunge

It’s no good. The sea’s too shallow here—too full of hazardous rocks. I’m threading my way through pudgy, puckered anemones sunk flush with the surface of the sand. It’s getting dark. My car’s parked in a 24-minute parking spot and I’ve already been out here for at least 15.1 I should call it. But I’ll … Continue reading Second Plunge

Strange, Familiar Seas

Lessons from a man who swims in the sea every night—and then tweets about it.

New Comic: Definitely-Not-Filthy Sailing Terms

Another week, another new comic over on The Nib! I decided to settle the matter of people always asking me about these perfectly innocent nautical terms. Seriously you guys, there’s nothing dirty about a Lubber’s Hole at all. Read the comic and all will be revealed.