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Peter Harken: What an Amazing Guy

Posted onJanuary 11, 2024December 29, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A profile for Seahorse is always a good excuse to ask sailing legends personal questions Read More …

CategoriesProfile, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Harken Yacht Equipment, Peter Harken, Seahorse Magazine

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My Best Sailing Buddies: Thank You

Posted onJanuary 4, 2024December 20, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Sailing, for me, is best shared with someone else. Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Narragansett Bay, team building

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2023 Retrospective: How Books Met Boats this Year

Posted onDecember 28, 2023December 5, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Tracking a year’s progress on and off the water Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Hound, Wingfoil, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, Sailing, wingfoil, writing

Eve of Cooperation: My Gift to You

Posted onDecember 21, 2023December 20, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

My gift to you: Another escape to Cooperation Island Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Seasons, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Cooperation Island, Holiday story

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Writing is YES (And Then We Edit)

Posted onDecember 14, 2023December 12, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

To write a first draft, just say yes Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, writing, yes

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2023 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 7, 2023December 7, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books I really enjoyed this year Read More …

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The Best Part of Writing a Good Novel

Posted onNovember 30, 2023November 30, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

My favorite phase of novel writing—not the terrible twos Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing

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Thanksgiving 2023: What this Special Day will Bring

Posted onNovember 23, 2023November 21, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

What this particular day will be like at the Meadows Cottage Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, family traditions, Thanksgiving

3 favorite reads on Shepherd

New Book Discovery: My 3 Favorite Reads of 2023 and 2024

Posted onNovember 16, 2023December 10, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A cool way to browse for your next favorite read Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsBest Books of 2023, books, reading, Shepherd.com

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Why a Voiceless “Victory” Makes me So Proud

Posted onNovember 9, 2023November 2, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin14 Comments

How we finished second at the Snipe NAs, without a key communication device. Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Norfolk, Snipe

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