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Linda Collison is the author of the acclaimed historical novel STAR-CROSSED (Knopf; 2006) which led to the sequel, Surgeon's Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series (Fireship Press). She is also a writer of magazine articles, essays, literary fiction and poetry. With her husband Bob Russell she co-authored two guidebooks: Rocky Mountain Wineries; a guide to the wayside vineyards, and Colorado Kids; a statewide family outdoor adventure guide (Pruett Publishing). . Linda has received awards from Honolulu Magazine and Southwest Writers Workshop. In 1996 she was awarded the Grand Prize from the Maui Writers Conference for her fiction. Star-Crossed, her first novel, published by Knopf, was chosen by the New York Public Library to be among the BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE -- 2007. Star-Crossed was the inspiration for Surgeon’s Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series.

Beyond Bleeding and Blistering

By lindacollison|2023-02-03T16:19:21-07:00February 3rd, 2023|maritime history, nautical history|

Until the twentieth century, with a few notable exceptions, there [...]

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Sea Witch Chronicles, Voyage #6

By lindacollison|2022-11-21T17:21:57-07:00November 21st, 2022|book recommendations, books, historical fiction, serialized fiction, Women Aboard|

Behind every great man is a woman, I've heard it [...]

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Aboard a haunted house

By lindacollison|2022-10-22T08:41:38-07:00October 22nd, 2022|Water Ghosts|

Do you dream about houses? I do, quite often. When [...]

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On the Road in the 21st Century

By lindacollison|2022-10-20T10:04:03-07:00October 20th, 2022|book recommendations, books, coming-of-age fiction, fictional memoir, on the road|

The best road trips aren't planned, they just happen. Jack [...]

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Ghost Ships

By lindacollison|2022-09-23T12:48:09-07:00September 23rd, 2022|poems, Polynesian Voyaging Society, rambles, Water Ghosts|

Westering Maybe we all exist at the same time a [...]

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Best Bios about 18th & 19th century crossdressers

By lindacollison|2022-04-25T10:26:11-07:00April 25th, 2022|book recommendations, books, coming-of-age fiction, historical fiction, Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series, research, what inspires me|

As the author of the historical novel Star-Crossed, a title [...]

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Books that guided and inspired Patricia MacPherson

By lindacollison|2022-03-12T20:40:10-07:00March 12th, 2022|author readings and other events, books, nautical history, Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series, research, what inspires me|

Thanks to Lisa Goodwin, the Women who Sail New England [...]

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Women Who Sail New England

By lindacollison|2022-03-11T10:47:12-07:00March 11th, 2022|author readings and other events, books, historical fiction, nautical writing, Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series, Women Aboard, women sailors, writing and publishing|

This evening I've been invited to join Lisa Goodwin and [...]

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Close Encounters of the Whale Kind

By lindacollison|2022-03-08T16:44:35-07:00March 8th, 2022|adventure, memoir, ships and boats|

Sometimes you're favored with fair wind and following seas, and [...]

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Sea Voyages Gone Badly

By lindacollison|2022-01-31T14:54:22-07:00January 31st, 2022|books, coming of age, coming-of-age fiction, maritime history, nautical history, nautical writing, ships and boats, Water Ghosts, what inspires me|

Don't get on that ship! The Bounty, Essex, Pequod, Titanic, [...]

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