Tag: ocean

• REVIEW: The Boy With the Heart of Sea Glass by Laura Livingstone

  

  When the end of a relationship brings eighteen-year-old Sam back to the Cornish Island where he was born, he’s forced to face dark family secrets lurking just below the surface. Meeting Tryste, a fisherman with eyes like thunderstorms, provides Sam with a distraction from the truth about his father, but Sam’s wounds run deep, and…

  charkinzie

  16 Dec 2025

  5 stars, Books, grief, lgbtqia content, mental health, part of series, read the trigger warnings, sci-fi / fantasy, self-discovery

  2025, 2025 review, book, book review, Book Reviews, contemporary queer fiction, folklore, Laura Livingstone, lgbtq+, lgbtqia fiction, LGBTQIA+ Content, ocean, queer literature, review, The Boy with the heart of sea glass

• Jordan River

  Some days I drive up to Jordan River, just because I can. Today was one of those days. It’s not even a town anymore. It’s skeletons of houses, signs that say tell people to stay out, and one determined cafe – “The Cold shoulder Cafe”. The ocean is beautiful there.

  charkinzie

  15 Dec 2017

  Places

  island life, jordan river, low tide, ocean, pacific ocean, photo, photography, sooke, sunset, Vancouver island

• Photo: Late Summer in Nanaimo

  

  Summer is disappearing quickly here in Nanaimo. The evenings are cooler, the sun sets earlier and there are leaves falling all around. I’m not ready to put the kayak away for another season. It can’t be time.  

  charkinzie

  9 Sep 2016

  Uncategorized

  nanaimo, ocean, OUTSIDE, pacific ocean, photo, photography, water