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ARTICLES & BOOKS

The Empty Nest Cookbook
Contains over 200 recipes and 25 menus bound together by a collection of essays intended to encourage women to reboot their lives, once their children have moved on.

Kitchen Afloat
Teaches the intracacies of the galley, task ordering, provisioning, and menu planning for trips.

The Perfect First Mate
Shows First Mates how to manage tasks and provide for safe, comfortable, and enjoyable times aboard.

Who Wants to Cook?
How to prepare and freeze meals aboard in advance of an offshore passage.

Organizing a Non-fiction Book
Gathering data and turning it into words

The Critical Five
Understanding the key principles of fiction writing

The Book You Haven’t Written
Getting your thoughts on paper

Sunny Days Ahead!
How to sun safely.

Intercoastal Waterway
Navigating the ICW

Truly, A JOY FOR ALL
Feature article on our FARR 50 that appeared in Lats & Ats.



Selected Works

Books
The Empty Nest Cookbook
A feel-good cookbook for parents whose children have moved out of the home.
Kitchen Afloat
A galley management guide, as well as a provisioning bible.
The Perfect First Mate
A guide to recreational boating for men or women.
Nautical Articles
Who Wants to Cook?
Make-ahead No-fuss Meals for Offshore Crew
Sunny Days Ahead!
Safe sunning
Intercoastal Waterway
A 3-part article on traveling the ICW to Florida and back. Includes navigation info.
On Writing
The Critical Five
Fiction writing for dummies
The Book You Haven’t Written
Tips on getting started on that novel



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