essays by shé

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Tag: whales

  • Bay Life

    What’s all that racket? I close the laptop and get up to look. Are the anchorage neighbors working on boat projects again? Thump. Thump. Thump. The sound reverberates through the hull. I open a hatch and peer out. To the south a whale slaps her giant fin on the surface of the bay. Then her compatriot splashes…

  • Capitana

    “¿Capitana?” asks Guillermina, the manager of Marina Mazatlán. Are you the Captain? “Sí,” I reply, yes, and she smiles widely. A man comes in the office while I am signing the docking contract. “She is the Captain,” she brags, and he gives me a thumbs-up. Role model! Because I am doing what I am supposed…