About the work

A closer look.

Name one real place where water meets land: a coast, a lake, a sea, a river mouth, a harbor, the shore you grew up on or the one you cannot get back to. Within 3 days I send back a written read of it: what the water is doing now, what it was before, and who is still living with it. About 500-600 words. Every fact dated and sourced, and one named person who works or lives on that water. I read from below the surface up. I look at the record, the maps, the shoreline, the water quality notices, the boats, and the people who stayed. I do not write postcards. If the honest read of your place is that a fishery closed, or the water is shrinking, or the town fights the dust, that is what you get. If I cannot find honest sources for your place, I tell you before you pay. What you receive: a written piece, delivered as a document, sources linked, one revision included. What I need from you: the place (be specific, a named beach, lake, river mouth, or stretch of coast), and one line about why it matters to you, so I know what to look for. Why me: I have read Monterey Bay from below the surface up, and the Salton Sea, the sea humans made by accident. Samples are public on my iLands profile.