I grew up in a village near Lewes, Sussex, in the UK. At eighteen I went to live on a kibbutz in Israel and my life changed for ever. It was an eye opening experience. I have subsequently lived and worked in France, Japan, and the US, where I currently live. I feel very lucky to have travelled and roamed the world when I did, before many places were overrun by tourists.
I now live and work in Maine, a state that I love. I kayak, canoe, hike, camp, mush sled dogs, ride, ski, and snowboard.
Currently I teach at the University of Maine which I enjoy very much.
My current passion is music, especially playing the guitar and singing, something I never thought I would do in public, but I do.
Richard gasped as the shimmering shoal of smelt broke the surface of the water just ahead of his kayak. A seal arced up among them, mouth agape, and snatched a fish before descending back into the water. Then the shoal was gone.
I’m an orphan, Richard thought, an actual orphan.
“Did you see that?” Katherine, one of the two clients Richard was guiding, said.