Ask the Author: Darryl Chislett
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Darryl Chislett
Yes, it is the 'smells' of the sea, all a part of a total awareness. The deeper the sea and the farther away from land and there is just a tang of salt, fresh and clear. A cool light wind is best, you know the air around you is pure. It can be a mystical experience, yes you are with other humans on the vessel, but you can be alone when all you can experience is sea in every direction, the weather and clouds changing as time progresses. The smell of the sea off Africa is different than the smell in the Arctic off the coast of Norway or Greenland. There is life everywhere and what we smell is the life - the smells of life on the land or in the sea - good or bad, it's up to us to classify and judge. But when it's just the salty tang, that's the best, you know it's good and the mind and thoughts can move to higher places.
I have spent much of my life riding around on motorcycles - smell is a major part of that also. Every new part of the road or just around a bend can bring different smells, it's all a part of the experience - and that's what life is for - to experience ( and cherish )!
I have spent much of my life riding around on motorcycles - smell is a major part of that also. Every new part of the road or just around a bend can bring different smells, it's all a part of the experience - and that's what life is for - to experience ( and cherish )!
Darryl Chislett
I very much love doing things with my hands - I will switch to some hands on creative project, building models, working on my bikes, or some other household task - my mind is always working though!
Darryl Chislett
Being able to say what you want when you want!
Darryl Chislett
My second book - more fantasy orientated, but continued on from the first with the same characters and farther developing the themes.
Darryl Chislett
I have always worked at sea and that's where I do most of my reading. I would do 2 and 3 month trips aboard foreign fishing vessels and sometimes it was impossible to bring along enough books to read - to make the books last longer, or if i ran out, I would do some writing.
Darryl Chislett
I started writing this book 30 years ago - I was in university and many of my friends were Portuguese and their fathers owned fishing ships that came into St. John's. We had a plan to hitch a ride over to Europe on one of the boats - the adventure would then start. The actual plan never came to be, but the mental adventure kept forming!
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