In July 2026, WildBlue Press published a book titled The Watch Stands as Written: Voices from the Midwatch. My coauthors, Gary Guinn, Ken Keith, and I tap into the experiences of sailors serving their country during perilous times by analyzing … Continue reading →
We’ve set up a new website for our upcoming book, Midwatch in Verse: New Year’s Deck Log Poetry of the United States Navy, 1941–1946. Click here to go to the site.
Continue reading →The Midwatch in Verse Project continues to move forward. As indicated in earlier posts, my friend Gary Guinn and I signed a contract with McFarland Publishing for a book-length treatment of the old Navy tradition. Here is a brief explanation: … Continue reading →
See updates at the bottom of this post. Latest on 2/24/2022 Thanks to all of those folks who have given feedback on this series. If you have not read any of these entries here is the introduction to the concept. … Continue reading →
This is a continuation of the Mid-Watch in Verse series. A Deck Log from a US Navy vessel chronicles exacting administrative detail regarding the status of the ship, its location, speed, etc. However, for a four hour period at the … Continue reading →