Danger Bay on Hiatus ‘til mid-July

Our Saint Paul’s Danger Bay series may be cheesy cyber-fiction, requiring readers to suspend all contact with reality and good writing to enjoy; it is also labor-intensive, the graphics can take hours to produce. After a long cruise, the MV Sparrow is in fine shape, with graphics depicting most areas of the boat drawn & [...]

Danger Bay Cyber-Story—Chapter One—How the Cybertale Began

While I am preparing for the next “season” of Danger Bay—we’ll just take a trip back to where it began (and along the way some necessary editing of those early episodes). With some luck, and a little time, I’ll be presenting more of those early episodes bundled into chapters.
[Episode 1—Strangers Arrive! by Jay Merton (writing [...]

Danger Bay—Episode 79—the Tour

Episode story by Ines Hegedus-Garcia, photo-graphics & editing by Boomer Jack Boardman
“Voyage of the Motor Vessel Sparrow” series inspired by Bob Carney.
Previously… Episode 78—MV Sparrow Arrives at Miami Beach:
Several minutes later, they were ready and in the main cabin. They were joined by Molly and Cob.
“Hi guys,” Ines greeted, “You will join us on our [...]

Danger Bay “…After all this time you’re just going to end it?”

“What, No Danger Bay today?”
“That’s right Carl,” I replied, raising my mug of organically & shade-grown, Fair Trade, French-Roast coffee, in an attempt to get my corpuscles, corpuscling, “There are a few things left to do for our Danger Bay finale!”
“What?” Carl rumbled with some volume.
“Um…” I began, but was interrupted by…
“…You can’t do that!” [...]

Old Men & Coffee Shops—the Return of Collie McIntyre

It’s going to be another fine day here on the West End of Old Saint Paul, Minnesota! My replica “Pruitt’s Pig Powders” thermometer informed me as I was leaving for Joe’s Café & Coffee the temperature was 51ºF, and my original equipment, lens-assisted eyes clued me into the partly-cloudy sky.
According to The Weather Channel [...]

Monday, Monday—Old Men & Coffee Shops

I didn’t post Sunday as I was just a little busy being a team member in preparing our home for guests. We planned a cook-out to celebrate the birthdays of my mother-in-law (belated), and our son (belated by one day) for Sunday evening. We each chipped away at the various requirements to bring our home [...]

Danger Bay—Episode 78—MV Sparrow Arrives at Miami Beach

Episode written by Boomer Jack Boardman
“Voyage of the Motor Vessel Sparrow” series inspired by Bob Carney.
Previously…Episode 77—Confronting Capt. Halloran
“Girl, I’ve known you and been your friend since before Codger’s Corner, and I’m not leaving until you’ve told us the whole story!” Maggie, at once a force of nature, said. “NOW DISH!”
Molly, was overwhelmed by the [...]

Danger Bay—a Location, a New Look & a Story Synopsis

If our “Danger Bay” really existed, it would be on the high granite bluffs overlooking Lake Superior somewhere between Two Harbors and Grand Marais, Minnesota, some six miles East of Minnesota Highway 61, and until 1980, along the original US Highway 61§. From Duluth to Two Harbors, US 61 was moved inland as a four-lane [...]

Danger Bay—Episode 76—On Course for Miami Beach

Episode written by Carl McIntyre—Graphics by Boomer Jack Boardman
“Voyage of the Motor Vessel Sparrow” series inspired by Bob Carney.
Previously…Episode 74—Port-of-Call Daytona Beach—Bikes and Blues:
“Great event, you’ll love it. And it’s for a great cause, the proceeds go to Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital”
“Lysa told us the story of St. Jude’s and all they do [...]

Danger Bay—Episode 75—Gamboges make their Move

By Boomer Jack
From “Doggie Danger Bay—Episode 2—the Mission, Part III:”
Meanwhile, in Danger Bay:
“Mission accomplished!” Daisy bayed—quietly.
“But how do we get you out of here?” Pepper asked with an equally quier arf, “human Big A is not going to let you just leave.”
“Yep,” Daisy woofed in agreement, “I can’t unlock the door, and he has a [...]