On an Island Surrounded by Water. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.On an Island Surrounded by Water

Fog obscured the channel today ... I had no idea it would be the beginning of a very long stay.

As soon as I speak, I always get the question, "Where are you from?" My typical answer is, "California," where I grew up. I notice most of the time I don't even mention Britain. That is a disservice--the place shaped me more than know. The poems, vignettes, and stories from the UK in this book are an effort to acknowledge both place and experience.

Before I left, while ion a trip to Venice, I found a handmade notebook, leather bound with paper perfect for ink and quill, as well as watercolor. So, I bought a fancy pen and a paint pallet. I needed to remember.

Christopher McMaster was born in California, where the American River Canyon and Sierra Nevada Mountains were his playground. He has since lived in the Arctic of Alaska, beside the Mississippi River in Minnesota, in a house older than the United States in the county of Kent in the UK, the highlands of Nicaragua, and now lives beside the beach in New Zealand. Learn more about Christopher and upcoming novels at: www.christophermcmaster.com