Carl Virgilio

The Port Huron To Mackinac Carl Virgilio

As the curtain opens on this one act/one man novel/play, it is the dead of night and the spotlight is on John who is floating in Lake Huron, clinging to a line in the stern of his listing sailboat. Two characters occupy the stage as John shares an alternating spotlight with a narrator. John, along with a crew of three, were in the midst of an annual Michigan based, Port Huron to Mackinac Island sailboat race, when a sudden gale-like storm surge severely damaged and disabled his vessel. In an effort to ease the stress of his situation, John reaches for, and starts talking to, a partially inflated beach ball over the events of his life; his early aspirations, fears, guilt, regrets, and just about anything else that comes to mind. John is a writer, and much of his recall stems from his life experiences as penned and published.

Words and language patterns are basic forces of creation. They articulate our realities and define our agreements. In this superb collection of contemporary eclecticism, this author's attempt to capture and portray the human condition has been fulfilled to near perfection.

Penned (not to the letter, but to the spirit...), are fictional and non-fictional accounts of this author's sentiments. Embrace or dismiss what you will, if this author's words move you, make them yours.