GRIFTER’S TALES
GRIFTER’S TALES · WORK IN PROGRESS
By Colin Lee MacLeod
Capture the day. Write the story. Get it out where someone can read it.
The material is already there
The website has to fit into a life that includes boat work. There are meals to cook and jobs to do, while the travel photos and story notes keep accumulating. Waiting for an empty calendar would be a reliable way to publish nothing.
I have used Starlink on vessels for years. That connection has been part of how I work online from boats. The other part is less technical: remembering what happened and giving it enough attention to become a readable story.
Build, then improve
Our approach is to get a useful structure in place, fill it with real material, and keep improving it. Grifter’s Tales gives the individual stories a home, from a Whistler meal to a working day aboard the Aqua Service.
The colorful billboards introduce each page. The photographs keep the lived moments in view. The writing has to do the rest: tell the truth, keep the detail that matters, and give the reader a reason to stay.
Grifter’s Takeaway
Start with the stories you can tell honestly today. Publish something useful, then keep making it better.
