Having just booked a passage for two on the Queen Mary 2 across the North Atlantic in November (wonder why it's so cheap to go then?), I am NOT showing my wife that last line in your Harper's excerpt. "Tooth-studded things rising toward you at the rate a feather falls"? That gave even me the fantods, as Ishmael would say. No wonder you moved to that landlocked state.
I did! Having gotten free cruises by lecturing on board, I found your piece pretty much on target. But last year I took the Queen Mary 2 to England as a writing retreat, and it was great. I got a ton written, and didn't meet a soul.
I’ve always wanted to do that cruise, to fully understand what the Atlantic Ocean is all about. Hey when did the Titanic sink? Oh, right. April. I’m sure you’ll be FINE!
Oh for a pair of those shoes on springs.
I’ll make you a pair. What size?
Huzzah! Size 6
Having just booked a passage for two on the Queen Mary 2 across the North Atlantic in November (wonder why it's so cheap to go then?), I am NOT showing my wife that last line in your Harper's excerpt. "Tooth-studded things rising toward you at the rate a feather falls"? That gave even me the fantods, as Ishmael would say. No wonder you moved to that landlocked state.
Did you ever see my piece in The Oldster Magazine? You may wish to review it before you go. https://oldster.substack.com/p/the-seven-people-you-meet-on-a-cruise
I did! Having gotten free cruises by lecturing on board, I found your piece pretty much on target. But last year I took the Queen Mary 2 to England as a writing retreat, and it was great. I got a ton written, and didn't meet a soul.
I’ve always wanted to do that cruise, to fully understand what the Atlantic Ocean is all about. Hey when did the Titanic sink? Oh, right. April. I’m sure you’ll be FINE!
It's not a cruise, it's a VOYAGE. And the captain kindly announces when you pass over the Titanic.
All the fun here. Come along. 💕