Sail Away Signing a Huge Success

August 5, Larkspur, CA. Jack Beritzhoff (93) didn’t start writing until he was ninety. Today, a packed house at Folio 949 listened to him read from his newly-published memoir, Sail Away: Journeys of a Merchant Seaman and then lined up to have the “young. aspiring author” (as he described himself) read from his book of … Continue reading Sail Away Signing a Huge Success

About Jack Beritzhoff: Ugly ship, lovely vistas mark mariner’s service

The USAT Barbara C in a Storm Denise Goolsby Originally published in The Desert Sun Merchant mariner Jack Beritzhoff (author of Sail Away: Journeys of a Merchant Seaman) was assigned duty aboard an ancient lumber schooner, hauling eucalyptus logs around the South Pacific during World War II. “As a member of the crew of a … Continue reading About Jack Beritzhoff: Ugly ship, lovely vistas mark mariner’s service

The (Other) Little Death

My fourteen-year-old interviewed an artist yesterday for Fastforward, the local kids’ newspaper: a wonderful painter by the name of Helen Steele. I went along as chauffeur and photographer. Julia asked some great questions, which got Ms. Steele talking eloquently about the most interesting thing of all: her process as an artist. She talked about how … Continue reading The (Other) Little Death

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Eragon – The Real Thing?

Last night I finished Inheritance, the fourth and final volume of Christopher Paolini’s young adult fantasy adventure series of the same name (but more commonly known by the name of the first book and main character, Eragon). I enjoyed the book—it’s fast-moving, epic, and well-written. But I find myself feeling vaguely unsatisfied, and trying to … Continue reading Eragon – The Real Thing?