Donuts -- chapter one of the novel Before the Following Sea
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Last published Thu, Mar 21, 2013
This is the first chapter of a broadly autobiographical novel, the story of an Alaska commercial crab fisherman who sustains a traumatic brain injury while fishing in the Bering Sea. It follows Eric Holloway from his days as a vital young fisherman, through his accident and time in hospital and rehab, and recounts his struggle to find a meaningful life with diability. Though somewhat curmudgeonly and embittered, he is funny, engaging, and sharp.
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