Moonglow Bay by Kevin Mccarey

Moonglow Bay by Kevin Mccarey

The stories in Moonglow Bay were inspired by the author's adventures as an oceanographer and filmmaker. A down-and-out California fisherman must reconcile with the flaky teenaged daughter he deserted when she was just a child. A young boy, whose mother has descended into madness, is cared for by his Zorba-like grandfather in the mountains of Puerto Rico. A grief-stricken traveler in the cloud forests of Peru encounters two eccentric young women--French mimes-who instill in him a renewed sense of wonder and delight. A Red Cross volunteer in Lebanon is devastated by the sight of a fire-ravaged nature reserve-her favorite childhood haunt. A young man plans his escape from an island of lost dreams, a forgotten world off Cuba's mainland. In all these stories, we encounter memorable characters ― some lost, some found, some delightfully eccentric, but all confronting the adventure of life with strength and compassion.

Kevin McCarey (www.kevinmccarey.com) is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker whose films have been shown on the National Geographic Channel, PBS, NBC, and the Turner Networks. He is also a published author. Raised in New York's Hudson Valley, Kevin McCarey attended SUNY Maritime College. During the Vietnam War, he served as a deck officer aboard merchant ships carrying booze and bombs to the war zone. These misadventures are recounted in Oceans Apart: The Wanderings of a Young Mariner. Later, McCarey took a job as boat captain of a research vessel in Puerto Rico. There he took part in the efforts to stop the bombing of Culebra. This led to work as an oceanographer on a variety of expeditions from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific. Since 1996, McCarey has traveled the world for National Geographic Television and Films. He has written, directed, and supervised and/or produced some eighteen films on subjects ranging from giant squid to the lions of the Kalahari. He also teaches filmmaking at the Savannah College of Art and Design.