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Charlie Sheldon's Blog, page 8
March 26, 2021
A bit about the books….brief summary…reviews
The Strong Heart Series – three linked but stand alone tales set in the Pacific Northwest, Olympic National Park, and the Gulf of Alaska Strong Heart: An ornery 13 year old girl appears at Tom Olsen’s door and announces she is his granddaughter. Tom and his friends take her with them on a camping trip because she has nowhere else to go. She hates it. They hate her. She sees something. They don’t believe her. Then she disappears….. …a beautiful and heart-warming story… …fabulously plotted… …this book gripped me and would not let go… …this is a must read for everybody… …the perfect blend of the deep-rooted legends and harsh realities of life…” …I would recommend this book to anyone… …it’s as if you are immersed in the story…. …one of the most incredible fiction novel I have ever read… …if you are an adventure lover, this will make a wonderful read… …this is a must read book… …makes me wish I had listened to stories my great-grandfather and grandparents told a little more closely… …if you are into folklore, dreams and magic, this book is a definite must read… …a fictional story of learning about one’s past heritage and how that knowledge can assist us in our lives today… …themes…so universal that I believe they will speak to any reader of any age… …if you are looking for a story with suspense then this is the book for you… …this unique story is a book of fiction, or is Continue Reading →
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Charlie went to Yale University and UMass, where he received a Masters Degree in Wildlife Biology/Resource Management. He worked in the fishing industry for 15 years as a deckhand, mate, skipper, and consultant, then relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 1990 to be near Olympic National Park. He worked at seaports for nearly 30 years as a planner, project manager, and executive. When he retired from seaports in 2012 he returned to sea as a merchant sailor for four years, working on various container and military vessels as Able Bodied Seaman and Bosun. He retired in 2016 to work full time at his writing. Nowadays he hikes in the Olympic National Park whenever he can, cooks for his wife, pesters his grandchildren, and continues to scribble tales.
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March 19, 2021
Becoming lost in the woods….
Have you ever been lost in the woods? These days most of us, when we become lost, are more likely than not wandering an airport or big public parking garage looking for our vehicle. Right? I’ve never been really lost out there. There are stages of lost-ness, I think. There is the “lost the trail” lost, which means wandering off a trail without realizing and then trying to find one’s way back. This is how most people get truly lost, this way, I think. I met a guy in my writing class in 2013 who went into the Olympics and started up the Three Lakes Trail toward Skyline ridge in the southwest Olympics, off the Quinault, and somehow missed a turn and ended up lost for five days. He got out OK, chilled, but that’s a long time to be missing. So he went from “lost the trail” to being really lost, but of course knowing the general area he was in. Then there is the totally lost condition, not even knowing the general area, this coming when say a plane crashes in the wilderness somewhere and you survive. But, three times, I wandered off trail and was for a time “lost.” I wasn’t lost for long the first time. I was hiking up to Dodger Point and, low down, the trail jogs sharp left and up to start up the ridge after crossing the Elwha (I think that’s where it was, it was 25 years ago) and I kept Continue Reading →
March 18, 2021
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Senator attendance at the impeachment trial?
The rule for impeachment states that two thirds of the “members present” are required to vote to convict. We have…
February 3, 2021
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Biden should come out this week and say…
As a nation we have been divided under the Trump Presidency and now, even after he enabled an invasion of…
