My Heart is at the Carolina Coast

Greetings from Yorktown, Virginia, right off the Chesapeake Bay, where the newly-minted United States won the decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. I’m here aboard our catamaran sailboat, Prelude, and my husband, my dog Sirius, and I will be spending Read more

Sharks!!!! And Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mothers Day everyone! I’ll be Zooming with my mom, my dad, and our kids tonight to celebrate. Zoom celebrations have become the new get-together for my family during the pandemic. Since we’re living on a boat now and almost Read more

Life as a Live-Aboard: An update from the Bahamas, by Shira Anthony

Hello from the middle of nowhere! A month ago, we left North Carolina and I left my day job as a public sector attorney for 2 years of cruising on our catamaran sailboat. Now we’re at anchor aboard Prelude, near Read more

Summer Inspiration

Long days, beautiful sunsets, and vacation. Summer isn’t the quietest time of the year at my real life job, quite the opposite. But it’s also the time of year I find myself with the most inspiration to write (even if Read more

Living and Working at the Carolina Coast

In less than six months now, I’ll be headed for my own coastal adventure aboard Prelude, our 38 foot catamaran sailboat as my husband and I sail to the Bahamas and spend the next few years as full-time cruisers. Perfect Read more

Life at the Carolina Coast – A Preview Look at My Brand New Series

Happy 2019! This is the year I’ll be leaving my longtime job as a public sector attorney to write full-time and travel on our new catamaran sailboat. My husband and I will be leaving the Carolinas in December of 2019, Read more