Far & Away

An online magazine celebrating the words and images that express the essence of being "out there." Volume 2 Issue 1 January/February (just barely!), 2009
Cover Photo by Len Harris
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A Note from Us Thank you for the great response we got from our request for submissions. Because of it, we decided to carry Far & Away into 2009. We've got enough for a couple more issues, but continue to encourage submissions. Pardon us, too, if we're slow to respond...we all have our lives and in the current state of the economy, some of us are facing challenging times. We are, however, committed to Far & Away, to our contributors and to our readers. -- The Staff	I. Memories of a Central Park Angler By Randy Kadish "Who was better off, time or I? I couldn’t answer, year after year." (Water)	I. Dancin' on the Squall Line By C.M. Sackett “With the truth, son, that nothing is forever down here. Thank God, especially not the storms. (Afield)
III. Nasty By Len Harris She would hear the van before we could see it. She would let out a howl and be bouncing off of the front door to greet my dad upon his return. (Afield)	IV. A Bad Night in Yellowstone By Norm Pick What a way to wake up. (The Rest)	V. The Sock Clerk By Ed Laine A lesson of freedom, rivers and quiet resignation. (Water)
VI. The Fish By Mike Sepelak From the Camp, a recollection. (Water)	VII. I Now Teach With Ease By Joseph Meyer Learning comes from many sources, some more reverent than others. (Water)	VIII. Fly Fishing With Dad By Adam Parker On every trip, then and now. (Water)
IX. A Bowyer's Airing By John Michael White Silence - save the moor’s song. (Afield	*Don't worry!* Spring IS coming! Photo by Larry Offner (click to enlarge)	A Way With Words How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast has this glorious starry firmament for a roof! In such places standing alone on the mountain-top it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make - leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents or piled stone - we all dwell in a house of one room - the world with the firmament for its roof - and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving any track. - John Muir
November/December, 2008
I. A Fly Fisher's 12 Days of Christmas By Larry Offner True loves understand fly fishermen. (Water)	II. Seasons Change...Memories Are Forever By Len Harris A new deer coat, a bucket and the long wait for Dad. (Afield)	III. The Worst Trip Ever By Jim White Utah, The Green River. Don't forget your meds. (Water)
IV. The Trout and the Acorn By Ed Laine The things we see far and away might seem...fantastic!. (Water)	V. Mistake By Stuart Van Dorn “What kind of fish needs steel cable?” (Water)	VI. Connection in a Take By Jimmy Watts Harmony in a cast, connection in a take. (Water)
VII. The Second Fly Caster By Randy Kadish "The line unrolled. He rotated his hips and shoulders like a spinning top and snapped the rod forward. He hauled the line well behind his thigh. He let go. (Water)	VIII. Long Walk Back Lake By Perry Palin "I pushed further into the woods, sure that I would step onto the footpath at any moment." (Water)	IX. December By Roger Emile Stouff What a year. Again. (The Rest)
X. Simplicity By Capt. Gary Henderson Changes, an eventide of reflection. (The Rest)	A Way With Words For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes that they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth, thou shalt catch men. Luke (Ch. V, v. 9-10)	Cover by Len Harris "Forever Winter"
September/October, 2008
I. Fleeting Shadows By Roger Emile Stouff Unconditional love, bound not even by death. (The Rest)	II. When the Chance Comes By By Jim Witham Take it, of course. (Water)	III. Asphalt River By Stuart Van Dorn Maddog rods and curmudgeon fly shop owners make winners. (Water)
IV. The Incredible Emerger Incident By Jim White Trout and Steer 520. (Water)	Glimpses Shorter pieces from our readers. The Far & Away Blog Cover by Betty Hiner	A Way With Words What does a man need---really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in---and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all---in the material sense. And we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade. The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life? - Sterling Hayden, Wanderer
July/August, 2008
I. The Elf of the Alders By Don Shulka "It is at one such inopportune moment that the second bird is flushed and I watch helplessly as it spirals up through the canopy and wings away. There are reproachful glances from the searchers. I return a sheepish grin and stumble ahead." (Wing)	II. My Father's Curse By Roger Emile Stouff "The great wide open. Out there. Far and away." (Water)	III. Drowning By Stuart Van Dorn "He reaches around her to put his hand on top of hers and guide her through the motions of casting and mending. Lillian doesn’t stop him." (Water)
	IV. A Magical Understanding By John G. White "Besides, somewhere in this vast world I reckoned there would be a pretty woman who’d understand the magic of water. Took me about 20 years before I found one." (Water)	V. The Bad, The Good and Two Fly-Fishing Women Pt. III By Randy Kadish (Water) "A green fly line flew out from behind the bend. The line’s tight loop unrolled. The fly turned over perfectly, floated down and landed on the water like a gentle kiss."
VI. What It's All About By Larry Offner Why a warmwater angler heads north. (Water)	VII. Confessions of an Okay Fisherman (external .pdf link) (Water) By Bob Bolton From HatOfMichigan.org	A Way With Words: July/August, 2008 "One day, standing in a river with my fly rod, I'll have the courage to admit my life." Jim Harrison Glimpses Shorter pieces from our readers. The Far & Away Blog
This issues's cover by Larry Offner
May/June, 2008
I. Blossoms and Bluegills By Captain Gary Henderson "Go get your pole, boy!" (Water) II. Something Worse By Roger Emile Stouff Sooner or later, every man makes a choice. (Water) III. Skipping Stone By Jimmy Watts The hum of that first river. (Water) IV. Integration By Stuart Van Dorn “Dead men don’t fish, don’t get out, we just sit and think and hope like hell we ain’t gonna die like this.” Go! (Water) V. Adrift in the Stars By Tom Watson No land masses, no horizon - only darkness, a living darkness. (Paddling)	VI. Three Days By Brandon D. Shuler The sea had never failed him. (Water) VII. Tail Feather Defiance By John G. White “If we see a dead pheasant, pull over.” (Water) VIII. Dad's Tackle By Keith Moorman We were content just knowing it was there; being able to go out and paw through it, and reminisce about the old days. (Water) IX. Granite Graffiti By Perry Palin This is more than living. (Water) X. Worse Than His Bite By Don Shulka I looked, trying to locate the old tyrant of my youth. Instead I saw only a kind, loving old man with a fire in his eyes, unbridled by the passing of years. (Water)	XI. On Laid Back Lane By Dan Sears God's way of showing off. (Water) XII. The Bad, The Good and Two Fly-Fishing Women Pt. II By Randy Kadish (Water) A Way With Words: May/June, 2008 "Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known." A.A. Milne
		This issue's cover by Jimmy Watts.