Ocean

[close] The vision 1.0 for this book club is to: - improve and deepen our surfing practice by learning from the perspectives of others. Those perspectives may be sourced from books and members of our book club. - provide another mode of interaction for the South Shore Surf Club - provide accountability for those with the shared goal of reading more about surfing

[close] In time, I will seek beta readers from all backgrounds, but at the moment, I need gay men and African American beta readers to let me know if I got the story right. I'm finishing up my first novel set in a small town on the coast of North Carolina in 1923. It takes place during the salad days of Prohibition, and Beaufort is a hopping, rum-running kinda place. Lots of Jazz and Rag and booze. A captain and his boat go missing, and his brother suspects there is more to the story. The story is currently 90,000 words.

[close] Ocean, author of The Sea Wraithe, will answer questions about her book and about the genres of mystery, suspense, and of horror books, about mythology, history, world cultures and also about the paranormal - ghosts, the afterlife and other cosmic themes prominent in her wriiting.

[close] Welcome to Birds! Eclectus Parrots (Eclectus roratus) For all bird lovers—wrap yourself in the realm of birds and share your experiences while birding! We will read books about and relating to birds, giving us a broader and newer understanding of them at the same time as we discuss species and take in birding tips. At first, birding may seem like a wasted pastime, but if looked at in the right way, reveals an outstanding world that you never thought existed. I hope to explore this world with you and learn from you in a community where we are all into ornithology, so don't hesitate, meander into the realm of feathered creatures that surround us. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)