Blue eyes, sometimes grey and stormy Others clear as cloudless day. One moment safe Enveloped in translucent depths Next, the ice wall melts Glaciers crash below; an enormous splash Waves build A mountain face of swirling color, kaleidoscope of shimmering light Smothering Drowning Swallowing blue and salt and foam Choking Spewing Struggling to swim up Desperate for air Weak arms […]
Oceans
Sailboats, Submarines, and the Sea
The first thing I did during my tryout for the sailing team was crash straight into the seawall. Everyone at the Naval Academy is required to be part of a sports team. I did track in high school, but there was no way I was making the team at the Academy, and I was forced to shop around for alternatives. My dad owned […]
Flipping the switch: A clean energy future for Brayton Point? (Part II)
With the retirement of the Brayton Point coal plant, can this former coal town redefine itself as an offshore wind energy hub?
Flipping the switch: A coal plant retirement and a community’s response (Part I)
With the retirement of the Brayton Point coal plant, can this former coal town redefine itself as an offshore wind energy hub?
Leaving Paradise Behind
The dream of living on a remote, tropical island nearly killed Tom Moody. But in the end, it also saved him.