A few months after the turn into the 21st century, I visited the Gulf Coast with some relatives. A day on Galveston Island was both fun and interesting. While I knew it was my first visit to this coast, I was not aware it would likely be the only.
Fishermen. Sand. Waves and tide. And thousands of these creatures recently washed ashore are the lingering images from this day. Oh — and telling the four-year-old multiple times not to touch the jellyfish.
Fish and other creatures from oceans, bays, rivers, and streams have been a portion of the human diet for millennia. Have you eaten fish? Shellfish? Have you gone fishing in stream, river, or ocean?
Fictional Elm Ridge, Illinois is located on the shore of the Mississippi River. Residents of the town often fish in the creeks and the river. I can imagine Joseph Black, when he is a little older, sitting on the bank of the creek with his pole, line, and hook — hoping to catch supper. Join his mother, Polly, in the sweet historical romance, Stitching a Dream, for a story before Joseph was old enough to go fishing alone. Book information is at the link. https://amzn.to/3VwoeFh
