Back to Swimming
Where some people find swimming mundane, I find it both soothing and challenging. It's the one activity that allows me to totally
Bay Pipefish
If you’ve ever seen a Pipefish, chances are you initially thought it was a stray frond of seaweed, wafting in the swash.
Skeleton Shrimp
The first time I saw a skeleton shrimp, I could have sworn I was looking at an alien. Rising, up and down,
The Secret to Seeing More Underwater
What does it take to see more marine life when you dive. There's a hack most new divers don't know.
Gear Review: OMS Slipstream Fin
When I first got my OMS Slipstreams, I had a love-hate relationship with them. They were awesome for frog kick, but not
Guide to PADI Divemaster: Equipment Exchange Test (Published on PADI)
Apart from getting to dive even more, one of the best things about going through the Divemaster training is that I'm never
Book Review: What a Fish Knows
Aside from the fact that this was a New York Times Bestseller, longlisted for the PEN award, and one of the 10
Book Review: Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest
I had this book in my Amazon cart months before I placed the order. Why? Well, I simply couldn't justify the price
Red Flabellina: The Nudibranch Diver’s Love
If you’re a diver you should own this book Okay, before I tell you all about the red flabellina, I’m going to
Cataloging the World Below
Because I am increasingly fascinated by the life I see when diving, I am making a concerted effort to learn more about
A Tribute to the Ocean and Days Spent Diving
This weekend I helped out with Mike Allen’s Open Water checkout and it was wonderful. Yes, that very British word. Not only
How Many Scuba Units is That?
Of cave diving origin I am sure (Gilly Elor strikes again), this is the most sensible diction to use when referring to
The Less Dusty Version of Archaeology
Because I’m obsessed with diving in every way, shape and form, and because I once had romantic notions of being a globe-hopping
Gear Review: O’Neill Reactor 3/2mm Full Wetsuit – Women’s
I am quite ashamed to say that my quest to find the perfect wetsuit for the swimming pool lasted far too long.
#DiveHairDontCare
Hats off to all those swimmers and divers who can manage long hair. I'm not one of them. One, I don't have
PADI Totally Justifies Sailing Fun
In accordance with the PADI Divemaster Manual (page 165 to be precise), there are six skills outside of diver training that will
Book Review: Deep
Before reading this book, my knowledge of freediving encompassed only those few techniques we're taught in scuba diving. If, like me, you've
Book Review: Scuba Confidential
Alongside Diver Down, this should be required reading for both new and experienced divers. It's not a "fun read" per se but
Scuba Driving
This weekend, Gilly and I decided to dive Clear Lake. Due to a late start and worries about getting parking near enough
The World is Vast
Ever since discovering scuba diving last August, I haven’t been able to stop marveling at how a single activity can so drastically
Why I Own 101 Tubes of Scuba Goop
The first time I saw scuba goop was at Dive Club. Every new member gets a tube when they join. It looked
Book Review: Diver Down
In my opinion, Diver Down is best read after you've put in few dives but while you are still in the early
ScubaPro’s Seawing Novas
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Though it’s very little, I appreciate the help. I do not recommend anything
Inflatable Travel Weights
A few months back I popped into the local dive shop to ask about prices for weights, one of the very last items
What It Feels Like to Scuba Dive
Ever wanted to know exactly what it feels like to scuba dive? My mom did so I wrote this.
Practice Makes Perfect
The best way to improve skills and get comfortable in the water is to keep practicing.
The Draw of the Deep
Ever since I first learned to scuba dive, I’ve found a version of myself I’d forgotten existed: the me that is wholly preoccupied with and
Book Review: Diving Into Darkness
It's hard to find a book that can hold you captive when the outcome is not just known from the start, but
Book Review: Shadow Divers
Scuba diver or not, this book will take you 250 feet below the surface, on a journey of suspense. Based on a
Prepping for PADI, Ocean Heebie-Jeebies, and the Next Adventure
On July 11, Eugene Skin Divers Supply’s next PADI Open Water Scuba course begins and… it’s not leaving me behind! Yup, that’s
How to Write When You Have No Idea What to Write
Writing is good, right? If you do it, it means you’re a writer. If you don’t, it means you’re a wannabe. Even
How Copying Others’ Writing Can Improve Your Own
I’m a big fan of copying others’ work in order to learn how to do something new, or do something better. I
The Audience and the Author
When I was 14, I wrote Harry Potter fanfiction. I published a chapter about once a week and then waited with bated
Even For Pro Writers No Punctuation is A Okay
My favorite, curl-in-the-couch-and-eat-ice-cream feeling blogs have one thing in common: they almost entirely ignore formal grammar and punctuation rules. They misspell words.
The Impossible Task: “Deep Blogging” on the Go
There are many reasons I’ve written so little on this website, chief of which is that I simply can’t upload a post
Website Traffic on the Brain? Your Writing Sucks
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot more about website traffic. How many people are coming to our site? How many social referrals
The Writer’s Relationship with Time
Yesterday, I came across a letter that Charles Dickens wrote to Maria Winter in 1855 – a woman with whom Dickens had
First Impressions of Eugene, Oregon
A note before you read: I’ve left my initial impressions as is because they’re frankly funny to read. I ended up living
On Writing
If Maggie Stiefvater (a very famous and brilliant YA author) can reuse Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’ title on her own blog, I
Delete: A Writer’s Best Friend
In May 2010, I was 10,000 words shy of completing a 40,000 word dissertation that would culminate in an MA in Fiction
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