Early blogs by Dorine Andrews
Raghauler Journal
2016 – 2018
Cruising is like playing outfield in baseball — long periods of just being and waiting, generously sprinkled with moments of sheer terror and joy.
Sixties Shorties
2009 – 2016
I jumped into the decade, refusing to let time and creeping age limit my adventure for living.
Shift 1: Stuck and antsy
I spent the pandemic year writing a novel, Jack’s Gift. Now, firecrackers started exploding in my brain, searing synapses, and leaving stale, hollow echoes of thought behind.
Seasoned?
To keep my body from falling into serious disrepair, I work with a trainer twice a week…
5 Stars!
Today, The Book Commentary published its review of Jack’s Gift and awarded the highest recommendation read of 5 stars. I was humbled and thrilled to receive such great praise for my writing.
I missed The Great Stewardess Rebellion
What drives Adventure?
Does living a life of adventure demand climbing mountains, sailing oceans, swimming a channel, orbiting in space, or other risks to life and limb?
Between
The weather’s not softly mild like spring nor crisp cold like winter. Today is between seasons. Like the weather, I’m between seasons, adrift in a foggy space…
The Rabbit Hole
In January, I fell into a rabbit hole, a narrow well, with no way out of the mess at the bottom.
Our Troubled Times
I’ve always believed in democracy, even with its messy and snail-like progress. That happens when people have a say in how they are governed.