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Manokalanipō
A puff of Voodoo fills the lagoon. Cackling in frenzied excitement, the gnarled crew of Manokalanipō emerges from the depths. Its Polka...

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Aug 311 min read
A Tale of Great Scraggle (Part Two)
Upon Fred’s arrival, Duke puts on quite the welcome party. Running full steam for Fred and licking his face like a Labrador puppy dog....

sneakygoblinhunter
Jan 28, 20242 min read
A Tale of Great Scraggle
Duke is a donkey’s donkey. He is half blind and half deaf. Forgotten out in Mokuleia someplace. He spent his first twenty years mostly on...

sneakygoblinhunter
Jan 21, 20242 min read


Strange Rumblings in Huahine
Huahine is known for two things. Marlin fishing and being the start of the rankest and nastiest paddling race in the world. Fittingly our...

sneakygoblinhunter
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Strange Rumblings in Barcelona
Barcelona has a real parrot problem. They are everywhere, squawking and divebombing sandwiches. Neon green with red feathers sprouting...

sneakygoblinhunter
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Sometimes Suddenly 3
Fred is on the midnight watch. Looking like a real handsome bastard. Gaunt from that nasty bug he kicked yesterday, sipping on a red bull...

sneakygoblinhunter
Dec 3, 20232 min read
Sometimes Suddenly 2
Then before he knew it, Fred jumps aboard the old aluminum ketch. Put to work in a hurry, monkeying with bilge pumps and throwing out...

sneakygoblinhunter
Nov 26, 20232 min read
Sometimes Suddenly 1
With a breath of fire, the young protagonist rears his shaggy head. Grinning bigly as he scurries aboard a plane headed for Istanbul....

sneakygoblinhunter
Nov 19, 20233 min read
Arch Squishop's Six Commandments
1. Life is not transactional 2. Narrative is not real 2b. (Humans love narrative) 3. Sweat is good 4. Smiles are divine 5. Trust must be...

sneakygoblinhunter
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Sick Puppy
There are some real sick puppies out there. Most people will meet a few hacks in their time, a couple phonies. But if your lucky, well if...

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Fata Morgana
Poof. Up in smoke. I reappear spinning through a kaleidoscope of light and color. Arms and legs crunched and compressed into a tight...

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 22, 20232 min read


Strange Rumblings in Catania
In Catania, I think of being gaunt and brown with a headful of shaggy hair. Worn out after dragging that old aluminum ketch eight hundred...

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 15, 20231 min read


Strange Rumblings in Istanbul
The strays are kings here and the coffee is strong. Taxis drivers puff cigarettes and rev little fiat engines with reckless aggression....

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Goose Egg
We used to have this raggedy old RV, parked in the sugar cane fields outside of Hilo. We parked it at my Uncle Brent's homestead. Twenty...

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 30, 20223 min read


Strange Rumblings in Mentawai 4
The jungle cacophony goes quiet. A dark green wall suddenly rears from the depths. Folding over itself, rushing full clip down the stone...

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 23, 20224 min read


Strange Rumblings in Mentawai 3
We have been at sea for a bit over a week. A whole chunk really. South of Gilitar. Cabin fever has set in. I clamber about the boat...

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 8, 20225 min read


Strange Rumblings in Mentawai 2
Five days later. The Crew pops out the stinkier end of quarantine. Huck-it Henry presses the gas pedal well beyond the line of sanity....

sneakygoblinhunter
Oct 1, 20224 min read


Strange Rumblings in Mentawai
Bang.Bang.Bang. I crack the hotel door to find a short fellow in a hazmat suit. “Good morning, time for test sir.” Fills from the...

sneakygoblinhunter
Sep 24, 20223 min read


Strange Rumblings in Paris 2
Rivaling the immense cacophony of flavor in the air, is the incredible anonymity. What a joy it is to spike your hair with big gobs of...

sneakygoblinhunter
Sep 17, 20223 min read


Strange Rumblings in Paris
The air is thick and heavy. Dust from the Louvre billows through the streets. Bread and kebab, onion and spice, swirl up into the ether....

sneakygoblinhunter
Sep 10, 20223 min read
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