Category Archives: Reflections

Drunk on Apple Wine – At Sea – [12/01/2015]

Hey, maybe I’ll dye my hair maybe I’ll move somewhere Maybe I’ll hit the bars Maybe I’ll count the stars until the dawn Me I will move on Maybe I’ll dye my hair Maybe I’ll move somewhere Maybe I’ll clear … Continue reading

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Parchment Farewells – At Sea – [11/27/2015]

Me and books, once I acquire them I find it difficult to set them back into the world and let them be adopted by someone else. Over the course of every contract I acquire dozens of books. They fill up … Continue reading

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One Brother – At Sea – [11/11/2015]

One brother wore blue One brother wore grey One brother he went And the other one stayed One brother is here One brother is there Where shall I go lord and what colours shall I wear? I’ve seen this day … Continue reading

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Blanket Forts – At Sea – [11/04/2015]

There are so many days that I wish I was still at the age when I could build a blanket fort and think myself safe from the world. It seems sometimes that we are all in such a hurry to … Continue reading

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Butterfly Effect – At Sea – [10/09/2015]

When we had our regular start of cruise department meeting this week, there were two conspicuous empty chairs: we have no ‘Cats vocalist…nor do we have a drummer. They resigned, mid-contract, the night before a turn-around port…walked off the ship … Continue reading

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Think of Me – Kaui, Hawai’I – [09-28-2015]

Oh…whoa…Dale’s here Who? I pointed to the show board in the main office, where the supervisors scrawl out the order of all the evening performances. Dale Kristien, she’s…she’s the one guest ent I get nervous around. Mega nervous. Why? Because … Continue reading

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Hitching a Ride into Club 33 – At Sea – [10-05-2015]

I keep my birthdays quiet on ships. I always have. I don’t like to see my name and ID photo splashed across the bulletin screens with the prompt to send me best wishes; I don’t tell the ‘Cats singer for … Continue reading

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Penny on the Descent – At Sea – [09/23/2015]

Who am I anyway Am I my resume That is a picture, of a person I don’t know What does he want from me What should I try to be? So many faces, all around and here we go I … Continue reading

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Penny Still Spinning…. – At Sea – [09/23/2015]

I feel like I’m going to throw up Now you are NOT going to be sick! Not if I faint first! ~ Victor Victoria Or Just like a boxer in a title fight You’ve got to walk in that ring … Continue reading

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Penny in the Air – [09/22/2015]

Remember when you went out for your first job? Remember how you were so nervous you couldn’t sleep the night before the interview. Remember how crushed you were when the guy asked ‘what kind of experience do you have?’, you … Continue reading

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