The backdrop of Either the Beginning or the End of the World is the life of a commercial fisherman’s family. I’ve followed the stories of New Hampshire fishermen since I moved to the the Seacoast. My father is an island boy from what was a fishing and farming town, Shelter Island, NY, and I’ve always…
Monthly Archives: January 2015
“Spanish Dancer” and more songs characters love in Either the Beginning or the End
I made a playlist, coming soon, of the songs in the novel. You’ll find Laura Mam, a Cambodian-American singer. I listened to her songs over and over while I wrote. And here’s the gorgeous “Spanish Dancer” by Patti Scialfa and “Rabbit in the Moon” by Aztec Two Step. Hearing Aztec Two Step’s “Rabbit in the…