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A Frogtown Novella by Anthony Schmitz. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. More Novels, Same Author. I’M ANTHONY SCHMITZ, and I’ve lived in Frogtown for the past 33 years. I’m the author of two traditionally published novels, Darkest Desire (1998, Ecco Press) and Lost Souls (1988, Available Press). Darkest Desire was also published in Germany and Japan, sold to an Italian publisher, and optioned by a US film production company. Darkest Desire: The Wolf’s Own Tale.

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Newer posts →. March 3, 2014. I started my latest kayak by strapping on a pair of snowshoes and heading for the shore of the Mississippi. I’ve got a spot not so far from my house where I harvest willow branches. I turn them into ribs for an Alaskan-style kayak a baidarka to the Russians who once colonized Alaska, or … Continue reading →. February 20, 2014. Serial Novel: Hitting the End. January 10, 2014. January 1, 2014. Right before Christmas my wife, two daughters and I spent a night in a yurt on the e...

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The End, in Sight | Anthony Schmitz

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Time for Another Boat. A Pitch for Voyageurs →. The End, in Sight. April 27, 2015. Of course I was putty in her hands. She went off to college. I hung the gunwales and ribs in my basement kayak dungeon workshop, where they collected cobwebs and sawdust for the next four or five years. We talked about her kayak occasionally. I suggested once or twice, or maybe a few more times than that, that I could finish it up for her. To this she typically did not bother to reply. Time for Another Boat. Time for Anoth...

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Boat of Twigs | Anthony Schmitz

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Canvas, Reconsidered →. March 3, 2014. I started my latest kayak by strapping on a pair of snowshoes and heading for the shore of the Mississippi. I’ve got a spot not so far from my house where I harvest willow branches. I turn them into ribs for an Alaskan-style kayak a. To the Russians who once colonized Alaska, or a. To the native speakers. I trim the bark off with a sharp knife. I’ve already drilled quarter inch holes in the gunwales, so all that remains (I say. I’m telling myself that’s ...A Pitch f...

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A Floating Experiment | Anthony Schmitz

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A Transportation Trade →. November 19, 2014. My friend, Michelle Forseth, and I teach a couple beginning sea kayaking classes each summer. A question that often arises is, What kind of kayak should I buy? Often enough this comes from a female, in her forties or fifties, who has not spent the past 20 years pumping iron. I’m guessing this kayak will mostly be used on calm lakes, with a very occasional outing on Lake Superior. So, a 60-pound fiberglass expedition kayak? I’m not trash-talking the Shear...

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About | Anthony Schmitz

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There’s the world of paying work and then there is the work you do for which no one has to pay. You’ll do it regardless. That’s what this is about. Over the years I’ve sold some boats and sold some books. The money was frosting on the cake. The truth is that it would have been tough to keep me from building the boats or writing the novels. Samuel Johnson was probably right in observing,. The Lake Is The Boss. The Youngs and the Old. Car Babe. Life: Beautiful. A Pitch for Voyageurs. The End, in Sight.

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Serial Novel: Hitting the End | Anthony Schmitz

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The Four-Year Kayak →. Serial Novel: Hitting the End. January 10, 2014. I’m no Charles Dickens, but like the great litterateur I’ve been laboring recently in the serial novel industry. My novella,. Ended yesterday with installment number 50. (Missed. Ou can find all the episodes in the Archive. Dickens: Maybe he set the bar too high. In case there are others out there considering a career in this racket, here’s a report on how it went. But in the end the folks at Irrigate cut a check to me for $1000.

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Books | Anthony Schmitz

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Find much more information on my four novels available as eBooks here. Mermaid in Vegas,. Darkest Desire: The Wolf’s Own Tale. Are available at Amazon. For Kindle. For Kindle and most other file formats known to man, go to Smashwords. Brief descriptions are below. That’s not a sentiment shared by his wife, Betty, nor by the casino cheat’s sister, who is eager to settle her score with Stiglioni. Together they convince Blinder to help liberate the mermaid. Valentine’s strategy is to open a restaurant...

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Boats | Anthony Schmitz

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I’m a boat builder. Inveterate might be one adjective that applies. Obsessed, my wife claims, might be another. You can find out more about the kayak business I run here. I’ve built 20 of these boats over the years. I’ve also built a stitch-and-glue kayak (fiberglass-covered panels of plywood cut and bent into a boat), repaired time-worn skin-on-frame boats, rebuilt a damaged cedar-and-canvas canoe, and rebuilt a neglected stripper canoe. The Lake Is The Boss. The Youngs and the Old. A Pitch for Voyageurs.

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Canvas, Reconsidered | Anthony Schmitz

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April 22, 2014. Fishy toggles carved from cedar. What followed was another of those experiences that sloshes in the vast territory between satisfaction and disappointment. I’m here to say that canvas did not change my life. Waves on water: good. Waves on kayak skin: bad. As it turns out, canvas has much more texture than poly. The varnish created a miniature moonscape of rough peaks and valleys. I sanded it down between coats, which helped some but never resulted in an especially smooth surface&#...Right...