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Bruce Rettig is the author of literary short stories, creative non-fiction, essays, and flash fiction/nonfiction. His narrative nonfiction/memoir, “Refraction,” won first place at the 2018 San Francisco Writing Awards, first place at the 2017 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Awards, and first place the 2017 International Chanticleer Book Awards. The piece is based on his years of working as a merchant marine in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the shipping hub for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Many of his short stories have won awards, including the Peralta Press YK3 Contest for Best in Fiction, and an Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train’s Very Short Fiction contest. Bruce lives at South Lake Tahoe, California, writes in the early hours of the morning, and works full time at his advertising agency during the day. He enjoys living in the beauty of the high Sierra, exploring Nevada’s high mountain desert, and traveling the Pacific Northwest.
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Changing Tides Blog
Below are the most recent posts from the Changing Tides blog.
Blog posts are written by writer Bruce Rettig, and all comments are welcome.
Coastal Sea Life Threatened by Diminishing Kelp Forests
THE WHALE SURFACED AND EXHALED, creating a spout that shot upward into the morning fog. We trekked along a trail following the coastline as the large sea mammal swam and fed within stretches of rich kelp forests. Stopping at bluffs providing closer vantage points, my...
Changing Tides: A Year in Review
A PERSON CAN COVER A LOT OF GROUND IN ONE YEAR, both physically and mentally. I began posting in the “Changing Tides” blog in November, 2018. The posts that followed ran a wide gamut of topics and included road trips, outdoor experiences, hiking trips, art, writing,...
When it All Goes Up in Flames
Emotional and Financial Impacts of the "New Norm" WE HAD SOLD the family home, and twenty acres it sat on, shortly after our parents passed away. My mother and father had bought the land and built their dream home after years of working and living in the San...
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