Below is a list of writing projects I’ve worked on over the past year. Several of the articles are included elsewhere on this website.

• In December 2020 the Burnt Store Marina Beacon published my article titled The Mighty Mosquito. It discusses the different types of mosquito present in SW Florida and also provides some historical perspectives on man’s interaction with this insect, both globally and in the local community.
  
• On January 4, 2021 the Punta Gorda History Center published my blog entry describing the visit by George Franklin Thompson to Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River 155 years ago that week. The blog was based upon Thompson’s account of the visit in his journal and provides quotes about his meeting with shipping magnate James McKay, Sr. and cattle baron Jacob Summerlin. Link to the blog is here – PGHC.

• In January 2021 the BSM Beacon published an article I had written about the Protein Products Corporation which operated on the Burnt Store Marina property in the late 1960’s. Included are three wonderful vintage aerial photographs of that enterprise. Part 2 of this story about Protein Products Corporation was published by the Punta Gorda History Center on February 15, 2022 – Protein Products – Part 2

• In February 2021 Ontario Sailor Magazine published an article I co-wrote with Mimico Cruising Club (MCC) Commodore Will O’Hara which describes how MCC managed its operations during the Covid crisis. It describes how the Board and members reengineered club operations to allow for a successful summer of socially distanced boating.  The article also provides a comprehensive list of lessons learned throughout the crisis. Link to the article is here – Ontario Sailor.

• On April 21, 2021, the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Charlotte County, James Abraham of Book Broker Publishers in Port Charlotte released a book he had conceived and edited titled Century: A People’s History of Charlotte County. James asked that I submit a chapter about the people and communities of Burnt Store Road which I was happy to do. It begins at page 50. Century is available at Charlotte County bookstores and online.

• On June 1, 2021 the Beacon published Nautical Writing – O’Brian and Macomber which was a book review of the two series of naval adventures written by these authors. The Aubrey & Maturin novels by O’Brian describe the Royal Navy in the age of sail and the Peter Wake novels by Florida author Macomber focus on the expansion of the fledgling US Navy in the second half of the nineteenth century.
  
• For the January 2022 issue of the Beacon I helped with a “History of PPYC” article and contributed a new Snowbird article titled “Wow, That Was a Long Summer Away”.

I have recently started work on a new “Where Do We Live?” style Canadian project which is currently taking up much of my research and writing time. It will likely not be complete until later in 2022.