October 6, 2010
* The 6th installment in a series of sections from my Masters thesis, which was (in large part) about fishing. [20] Villager Restaurant. 5:30 a.m. Laminated breakfast menus. Short lived eggs, toast, sausage—coffee-to-go, toothpicks by the register. We head to the bait shop for sawbellies, a wriggling handful of bump & tick in our aluminum [...]
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September 10, 2010
Independence Day weekend was upon us and my wife, three kids and I were staying with friends in their cabin in Old Forge to celebrate. Three bedrooms, an open kitchen/dining/living area, screened porch, big stone fireplace and indoor plumbing. No grand hand-hewn beams, lofts or giant picture windows. Just a simple, comfortable single-story cabin that’s [...]
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