Volume I: Illegal Volume II: Tartarus Volume III: Pagan
Preface A fraud enters the world of writing. [Sample]
Illegal Starting out on a long, illegal flight to deliver my sold airplane to its new owner near Seattle. [Sample]
Knockout My soaring instructor picked the wrong time and place to show off to a beginning student. [Sample]
Compound A review of April Meier's early history and a current flight to her compound in Ramona. [Sample]
Swiftsure A sailboat race out the Strait of Juan de Fuca is far less interesting than the return delivery. [Sample]
Props Early inklings of solipsism. [Sample]
April The the art and joy of pure sailing, removed by the fury of racing. [Sample]
Disclaimer Reasons for and against flying with me. [Sample]
Opening Day A diatribe on The Club's biggest annual party. [Sample]
Paradise Paradise to some, hell to others. [Sample]
Never Homeless A vast selection of neglected boats provide food, shelter and a little romance. [Sample]
Who's Watching Using sixties technology to cross the open ocean of the Cataliina Channel. [Sample]
Nobody Home Dealing with passengers proved more difficult than dealing with a storm. [Sample]
Secular Seagulls She believes her god is preventing her from landing an airplane. [Sample]
Any Runway A forced landing over a big, full-service airport leads to existential questions. [Sample]
171 The next day, easy landings and too much money. [Sample]
Everything Everyone wants everything right now. [Sample]
The Castle April gets a "better" offer. [Sample]
Harvey's A writing sanctuary in a Monterey mansion. [Sample]
Hero Effortless heroism. [Sample]
Offshore Odor Crossing the Pacific on a brand new boat, though horribly designed. [Sample]
Molokai Falling overboard in the Molokai Channel. [Sample]
Insomnia Elusive sleep, at home or on the water. [Sample]
Ulysses Flying north to Half Moon Bay, a recollection of an encounter with one of my flight instructors. [Sample]
2225 Miles Odd people I sailed with on the other five Transpac races.
Transpac 2 The one that ruined all the others. [Sample]
Transpac 3 Pampered boys at sea. [Sample]
Transpac 4 Misplaced hardware salesman at sea. [Sample]
Transpac 5 Psychological battles with an owner. [Sample]
Transpac 6 A child in a man-suit ruins the outcome. [Sample]
The Tight Ass The worst design for ejecting shit off a boat. [Sample]
Emileanne Flying and windsurfing, common interests that lead to a unique relationship. [Sample]
Alia From a crushing domestic life to adventure sailing and then to the idyllic setting of Valley View Acres. [Sample]
Violation Flying to and from nuptials. [Sample]
Halo Swept into the current of a chaotic wedding. [Sample]
Musical Genitalia A cynic's eye view of two more weddings. [Sample]
107 The final flight and one, last, impromptu wedding. [Sample]
The Donovan Group Suckered too long toward visions of gold.
0. Alone Alone, adrift and lost in the Pacific. [Sample]
1. Valise Recession generated fear at The Dump. [Sample]
2. Dave The hapless businessman. [Sample]
3. Butts The offices don't match the reputation. [Sample]
4. The French Our lunch meeting reveals an opportunity. [Sample]
5. Bonus Snooping through The Dump's data. [Sample]
6. Suffocating My impatience grows. [Sample]
7. Mirror Distracted by a typical harbor party. [Sample]
8. Leslie Describing Donovan to a friend in San Francisco. [Sample]
9. Hoarse Put off again. [Sample]
10. Maelstrom Even the bartender gets in the way. [Sample]
11. Expletives Screaming at no one. [Sample]
12. Seneca Stiffed again, I find my way to San Francisco. [Sample]
13. Rummager Finding Donovan's yacht at the marina. [Sample]
14. N word Donovan shows his true colors. [Sample]
15. Tilde Donovan goes for an unexpected swim. [Sample]
16. Dollar Six Donovan erupts again. [Sample]
17. Deflated Sending Donovan on his way. [Sample]
18. Email Donovan writes a check. [Sample]
19. Blind History repeats. [Sample]
Vanished April Meier. [Sample]