Alaska, on a Ship, Part One

Preface- no edits never forever.

I spent the last ten days on a cruise ship to Alaska. The night before the first day of the trip a friend of mine asked if I’ve read David Foster Wallace’s non-fiction essay “Shipping Out.”
I had not.
And as a fan of David Foster Wallace (not an Infinite Jest (yet) fan but a Girl With Curious Hair fan) I downloaded it.
It is most definitely worth reading. Click here for a link to read it for free if interested.

“Shipping Out” written in nineteen ninety-six, t...