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Discussion Questions for Ferry to Cooperation Island

Posted onJanuary 27, 2022January 11, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How would you answer these discussion questions about Ferry to Cooperation Island? Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsbook club, book group, Carol Newman Cronin, discussion questions, Ferry to Cooperation Island

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Key West: Memories of a Newbie

Posted onJanuary 20, 2022January 19, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

This year’s revitalized regatta in Key West takes me back to my own humble beginnings in the world of sailboat racing. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Key West Race Week, sailboat racing, Sailing, Ted Hood

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Trusting Myself—and My Writing Process

Posted onJanuary 13, 2022January 4, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A timely reminder will help me trust my own writing process in 2022. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Island Heron Yoga, Liz Oliver, yoga

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Augie Diaz: 50 Years of Lucky AND Good

Posted onJanuary 6, 2022March 1, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

What can fifty years of winning at sailboat racing teach us? Read More …

CategoriesProfile, Sailing, Snipe, WritingTagsAugie Diaz, Carol Newman Cronin, competition, Sailing, Seahorse Magazine, Snipe

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2021: My Top Three Milestones

Posted onDecember 30, 2021December 14, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin10 Comments

Before the sun rises on 2022, I’m taking a look back at 2021’s personal milestones. Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTags2021, 2022, Carol Newman Cronin, milestones, New Year

O Little Town of Brenton

O Little Town of Brenton: My Gift to You

Posted onDecember 23, 2021December 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

This year’s story brings us back to a particularly stormy Christmas Eve on Brenton Island. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Seasons, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, caroling, Christmas 2021, Ferry to Cooperation Island, holiday, short story

isle of skye hills and valleys

Creativity’s Inevitable Hills and Valleys

Posted onDecember 16, 2021November 30, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Whether writing fiction or fact, the creative process is remarkably similar. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, hills and valleys, writing process

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6 Valuable Lessons from Learning to Wing Foil

Posted onDecember 9, 2021November 30, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

The biggest lesson? Learning new tricks is hard. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WingfoilTagsArmstrong, Carol Newman Cronin, Ozone Wasp, Rachael Zoe Miller, wingfoiling

Holiday book list for 2021

Holiday Book List for 2021

Posted onDecember 2, 2021November 16, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

My annual attempt to share the best books I read this year. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, coastal fiction, holiday book list

November sunrise Newport bridge

Happy Thanksgiving! From Ritual to Miracle

Posted onNovember 25, 2021November 9, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

This year, I’m grateful for something I used to take completely for granted. Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, gratitude, Thanksgiving

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