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Jerry Mikorenda
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Jungay's Journey
“The canal flowed effortlessly into the wide expanse of the channel. Beyond it was the Tasman Sea, the great South Pacific Ocean, and all...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Hand of God
“I looked westward toward the ocean. A fifty-foot-tall wall of brown water was bearing down on us. It was as though the hand of God had...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
The Pelican House
“We were on our way to the Pelican House. The right and proper name was the Old Whalers & Seafarers Home, but everyone called it the...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Dodd's Plug Trophy!
“It was only a brass scupper plug from Ebenezer Dodd’s ship, but for the past fifty-three years, the trophy gave the winners bragging...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Keeping Up
“The orcas made high-pitched moaning sounds as Miah swam frantically with her mother.” From The Whaler’s Daughter Source,...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
Derain's Eye
“I moved even closer. My angry gaze locked on its brown eye. A large dark mirror draining all light. Drawing me into it in a way that was...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Spanish Dancer
“I sat watching them whistle and click to one another. One orca stood upside down using her fluke like a sail. Another breached out of...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
A Slimy Mist
“When I turned around, the heads of three killers were spyhopping out of the water, bobbing like mates staring back at me. I grabbed the...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Figgie's Canoe
“We slid his canoe into the surf and rowed out past the breakers. Figgie said his great grandfather had carved the canoe out of a...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
The Shad
“Papa handled the shad so smoothly all he had to do was think of a command and the boat obeyed. He did this while jawing with Abe and...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Glowing Try Pots
“Watching a whaling station come alive is like seeing spring erupt during winter’s death. The try pots are all aglow while the quay...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
My Place
“As we became buoyant, everyone slipped into their positions. Except me. I tumbled, banging my knees and my head where the oarsmen sat.”...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Sizzling Line
“Ned was almost next to me when the bowsprit chock pin holding the sizzling line snapped. If the rope ripped upward, it would tear Ned’s...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
The Chock Pin
“It was an old tradition among harpooners to wear a chock pin from their whaleboat.” From The Whaler’s Daughter Courtesy of The Whaling...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
The Hunt
“Suddenly, a spout of blood rained down upon us from its blowhole. Covered with a stinging mix of hot blood and stomach acids, both crews...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
My Wondering Spot
“I perched quietly on the front porch railing, longing for the waning stars. This was my wondering time when I imagined what the night...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
The Cook's Helper
"There were only two whaleboats on the bay. Neither one of them had room for me. I began my day as I always did, lugging those dreaded...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Whaler's Daughter Reels in Reviews!
“Readers are quickly drawn into this episodic chronicle of community, with its unique characters and histories, including the Aboriginal...
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Jerry Mikorenda
- May 23, 2020
- 1 min
The Unheralded Horsecar
At sixteen, John Stephenson convinced his father to let him become a coach maker. He wanted to design better, more efficient models that...
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