The telephone shrilled as I stepped inside the house. I…
The huge airliner, dim except for reading lights such as…
After I reached the hotel, I wanted to sleep, but…
Chartered buses awaited our arrival at the Copenhagen airport. I…
Refreshed by a dreamless sleep, I was in a holiday…
Music and laughter flowed from Diogenes Bar. Glasses clinked. Bas…
When I reached the reception area, passengers were moving through…
I glimpsed my reflection in the mirrors outside the formal…
Walkers and joggers moved briskly around the promenade, an oblong…
I called Rosie’s cabin. No answer. I started at the…
I felt restless and out of sorts after lunch. I…
I greeted the morning on my balcony, grateful for the…
The Clio docked in St. Petersburg at noon, gliding up the…
The bus rolled to a stop in front of the…
There were two doors in the corridor at the stern…
The fiery red brick Church of Our Savior on the…
The pianist played “Some Enchanted Evening.” The mirror behind the…
The reception area on Deck 4 was dimly lit. No one…
The bar. On deck. Everywhere. Nowhere. When I got back…
I found a pair of binoculars in the cabinet of…
No one spoke as we filed out of the bridge…
I leaned against the railing on the promenade deck. Preparations…
I ate an early breakfast Tuesday morning, keeping an eye…
The sixteen-passenger tender bounced in a choppy sea, plunging up…
The sea was pond-smooth this morning. There was scarcely a…
I poured a handful of pepitas, welcomed their salty crunch.
I found it hard to breathe. Ingrid had been lively…
My mood at breakfast was savage. I felt as helpless…
The flaming sun hung just above the horizon, painting crimson…
The atmosphere was different Friday morning, the last day of…
I arrived at Sophia’s cabin at a quarter to nine. Glenn…
I print out e-mails that matter to me. As I waited…