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Finding #Harmony with #NaturalOrder–Part 1

October 24, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is another excerpt from Ocean of Insight, a book in the works. I'm crowd-sourcing the project and welcome your feedback. Thanks for your input--H All day I sit stoically in the cockpit. I dare not move for fear of stirring the inner disaster. “Drink,” Dave orders while passing a…

A #Sailor Discovers #DivineWisdom

October 15, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is an excerpt from writing done while sailing. Please read to the end and answer the question posed. Enjoy! H The deceptively simple sail is a technological wonder. Dense threads—hammered together under force—prevent even the most determined blow from penetrating the weave. The fabric is able to withstand years…

Podcast Link: “Sailing at the Earth’s Tempo”

August 16, 2013 by heatherlynmann

https://soundcloud.com/heather-lyn-mann/sailing-at-the-earths-tempo Follow this link to hear a six-minute reading of my latest published work: "Sailing at the Earth's Tempo." Or, you can find the article in the summer 2013 issue of The Mindfulness Bell, a publication of Plum Village. Enjoy--H

Writing Sample–Part 8, the Story’s Conclusion

June 26, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the conclusion to Chapter One, Ocean of Insight: A Climate Justice Memoir. As a reminder, the story starts in my June 5th posting. Because this is a crowd-sourced book, I invite your comments! Enjoy, H This is our moment of consequence, the seconds before we save ourselves from…

Writing Sample–Part 5

June 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is an excerpt from Chapter One of Ocean of Insight: A Climate Justice Memoir. To read from the beginning, go to my June 5th posting. The book's development is crowd-sourced so I encourage your comments--H “Bad news,” I announce. “The tackle is in pieces. We need a shackle to…

Writing Sample Part 2

June 6, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here's the continuation of yesterday's post, a story from my current book project: Ocean of Insight. I encourage your comments and suggestions. Thanks, H Chapter One (continued) The temperature is dropping noticeably and sky and ocean froth in the same, dim-soviet color palate. If the storm hadn’t come so quickly…

A Writing Sample for your Comment

June 5, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Ocean of Insight is a book in the works, a climate change memoir of my time living with the wilderness. I offer this excerpt for your comment in the spirit of crowd-sourcing its development. Cheers--H December 31, 2008--Tilloo Cay, Bahamas The sun is setting as the storm builds, the sailboat…

Biscayne Bay Dolphin

May 8, 2013 by heatherlynmann

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfS_Fzzt3V4&w=560&h=315] Imagine my surprise catching this hungry fellow swimming alongside my boat near Miami--

A Writing Sample for Your Comment: Letter to a Friend

April 26, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I am writing a memoir of my six years sailing the Atlantic after a long period of employment as an environmental activist. The ocean wilderness for me was a setting of deep and transformative learning. Here I share with you the opening of the memoir. Your helpful comments will "crowd-source"…

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