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Rosencrantz Reflects

for William Hurt 1950-2022 I thought of what William Hurt told me, as I steered a stretch of the St. Lawrence River, on a dark night, ten days ago.  ‘Every actor should play Hamlet at least once in their career,’ he said.  We...

Steering the St. Marys at Sunrise

You come up for watch at 0600.  It’s still dark.  You make a tea.  Yorkshire Gold.  Yorkshire Gold, the crack/cocaine of teas.  At night all there is to see of the St. Marys River are navigation lights....

Leaving Ashtabula

It came on quick last night as we slipped our wires. Freezing wind careening in from the west.  I went aft to take my place on the stern and call spots as we reversed out of the tight slip....