as a central character and am going to
hand those over to his son.

But the actual events of the plot that
I originally envisioned a few years ago, mostly still stand.

And finally, as long as I am talking
about books, I would like to mention a nice little collection of sea
tales I recently read: From the Icy Fingers of the Deep, by
Chris Kastle. Ms. Kastle is a folksinger and educator with a maritime
bent, now residing over in St. Augustine. These stories are very much
in the storyteller tradition, the sort that might be told around the
campfire. Or maybe up on the deck, some starry night. Recommended.

Friday, June 13, 2014

This is a bit of verse I wrote for incorporation into the next Donzalo novel. It is meant to be part of a funeralset of policies to enhance an economic recovery remains urgent,” it said after a team visited Nigeria last month to review reform implementation.

The IMF said the government saw significant revenue shortfalls in the first half of the year, with interest-payments remaining as high as 40 percent at end of June. It projected interest payments would rise further under current policies.

Nigeria expects a shortfall of $7.5 billion for its 2017 budget. It expect to raise around half that in foreign loans including, from the World Bank and from international debt markets.