Barbara Molin

My father was a very intelligent and wise man. I know this now that he is gone and I am old. But when I was young, I only saw him as this de...

Most of us know that making New Year's resolutions doesn't work. Over the years we vow to exercise, eat better, save more money, wor...

When I was almost 14, in November of 1964, my family emigrated from Cieszyn, a small town, in at that time Communist Poland, and moved to th...

As an alternative to Christmas cards, I would like to share with you this article on Astronomy merging with the Biblical Christmas story...

It is a sad day when due to age or health concerns we can no longer manage our boats alone. I received a sudden warning one day ...

Practical Boat Owner accepted my article, Swallowing the Anchor for their Learning from Experience page. I am thrilled! My paym...

According to Jordan Peterson, we read stories to focus our aim in life more clearly. We try to learn from reading books how to get to our go...

I am back in Greece, on board Eidos,  my sailboat, planning a private memoir writing retreat afloat. At the same time, I have so...

As we get older the thought of legacy arises. What are we going to be remembered for? So here are some examples:  • actors, scri...

When I was a child, my parents and my grandmother told me stories of their childhood and youth. I loved to hear those stories in the evening...

In her excellent book, The Wonder Paradox the American writer Jennifer Michael Hecht offers a concise summation of what I see as...

The well of the three brothers. I am spending the winter in my home town, Cieszyn, Poland. My purpose here is to finish a memoir of ...

How to build a boarding ramp is in print in the August issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine. 

I have dozens if not hundreds first drafts on my laptop and in my notebooks, on scraps of paper, and on my phone. Sometimes I am...

We all want to be inspired, especially when we try to write a story, or paint a picture, or compose a song. But what is inspirat...