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Wall of Heroes

writer surrounded by the faces of her heroes
November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 30 Comments

I've always been drawn to the aesthetic of collage, and my office door in our house is a perfect example. Actually, two examples---the door to the room that used to be my office (now our guest room) is entirely collaged with stickers about books and reading and travel and ocean and prayer, with some photos … Continue reading Wall of Heroes

A Virtual Sit-Down with Author Dan Beachy-Quick

writer in a whaleboat with a book, drifting on a calm ocean
November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 4 Comments

Usually, when you read a book, it's easy to tell how far along you are, and how much you have left. Not so with Dan Beachy-Quick's A Whaler's Dictionary---at least, not if you follow its instructions. Usually, when you read a book, you don't need instructions, but this one comes with a "How to Use … Continue reading A Virtual Sit-Down with Author Dan Beachy-Quick

Podcast Debrief

cartoon of a woman standing in a rowboat holding a fishing pole with a white whale on the other end, saying "NOW what?"
October 28, 2025November 6, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 3 Comments

For all my angst-ing ahead of time ("On the Subject of Being the Subject"), I very much enjoyed my conversation with Josh Pantalleresco of "Just Joshing". Although it occurs to me that I did rather deflect from being-the-subject by asking him questions... You would too, I think---he's literally walking and hitching across continents (Canada, then … Continue reading Podcast Debrief

When the Journey IS the Journey

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 4 Comments

In the course of writing my whale-sized whaling novel, I've accumulated a long shelf's worth of books on whaling, and whales, and wooden sailing ships, and navigation---because for a nerd-brain like mine, at least half the fun is in the research and the details. the whaling "research library" For a nerd-brain like mine, having gone … Continue reading When the Journey IS the Journey

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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    Roots Enroutes on PortofinoDecember 19, 2025

    Lovely picture. As someone who cannot for the life of me write poetry, I find myself entranced by yours.

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    Farah Arshad on “There’s No Place Like Home”December 19, 2025

    Exactly 💯.There is no place like home 🏠

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    Kana Smith on Technology & the SickBed-NestDecember 19, 2025

    Whew!--You are clearly not sharing our winter storm-weather. It's spitting freezing rain outside, and yessterday's wind-storm shredded several panels of…

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    Kana Smith on Technology & the SickBed-NestDecember 19, 2025

    It's funny how the COMFORT is what comes through in memory, more than the sick-ickiness...

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    Adventure Friendship on Now & ThenDecember 19, 2025

    Such a nice read! The way you’ve presented the sightseeing highlights is clear, engaging, and enjoyable.

"It is not down on any map; true places never are"

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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