Category Archives: Fishing

Too Young to Die (4 of 4)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by charliecountryboy

We were surrounded by the crowd. Children always curious about fear, asked if we had been scared. I answered that we had been scared and the old man said that it was good for a man to be scared…… sometimes. … Continue reading →

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Too Young to Die (3 of 4)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by charliecountryboy

On the harbour wall a crane stood isolated, defiant as the dark foaming mass crashed over it. There was a headland to the north that made up that side of the bay and I could see the ocean rising and … Continue reading →

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Too Young to Die (2 of 3)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The Spanish called us ‘Pesca Submarina’ – underwater fishermen. The name carried respect and we were proud of the kudos. We were treated well and so considered ourselves honoured and tried to live honourably when in their company. But after … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t Love

Posted on February 9, 2019 by charliecountryboy

She began to cry, silently, suppressing a basic human emotion and words flashed through my adolescent mind. “There, there – it’ll be okay – are you alright?” Words from my childhood and all of them cowardly used by people who … Continue reading →

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An Empty Bar, a Dog and a New Year

Posted on December 29, 2018 by charliecountryboy

Mogan, Gran Canaria, 1976. We were poor, not dirt farmer poor you understand. I’m not Clarence Carter, the rains hadn’t washed the crops away, my mom wasn’t called Lucille and she wouldn’t have been able to afford the bus fare … Continue reading →

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Jersey (Back Again)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by charliecountryboy

It was April 14th 1976 when I first landed in Jersey, Channel Islands and if you’ve read my previous post ‘So I left Home’ and ‘So, I left Home (2)‘ you’ll know where that ended up. You may have realised that … Continue reading →

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So, I Left Home (2)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by charliecountryboy

I had arrived, Jersey, OK it wasn’t the world but it was a start. I was eighteen with £70 (a lot of money in 1976). I was a bit disappointed with the absence of beautiful girls in grass skirts to … Continue reading →

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