tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143324599818949262024-03-19T01:44:52.507-07:00The Life and Times of the Floathouse "Zastrozzi"mary hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09044939632031008242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714332459981894926.post-77966034487085709532018-08-31T10:35:00.000-07:002018-09-30T17:57:38.313-07:00Cuban Charisma - <span style="font-family: "times new roman";">A little story I wrote called Cuban Charisma got
"published" today in this online journal, Page&Spine. I
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https://www.pagespineficshowcase.com/end-notes-2018/cuban-charisma-mary-e-hughes<br />
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mary hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09044939632031008242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714332459981894926.post-27119530942803036422016-05-02T15:49:00.002-07:002018-02-26T09:44:42.238-08:00A little about the book <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-right: 0.72cm;">
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<span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><i>The Life and Times of the
Floathouse “Zastrozzi” </i></span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">is
an insider’s look at the ups and downs of living aboard in a city
environment. It’s the chronicle of a dozen years aboard a floating
house called </span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><i>Zastrozzi
</i></span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">which was moored at
Fisherman’s Wharf in downtown Victoria during the 1990s. The book
will appeal to anyone with an interest in alternate lifestyles of the
watery kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><i>Zastrozzi
</i></span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">had many adventures
over those years including a near collision with the </span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"><i>Coho
</i></span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">ferry, an invasion
of mink and a near sinking at the dock. Then there was the
challenge of moving her ashore on to Salt Spring Island in 2002.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">The
1990s was a period of significant change in Victoria as community
forces lobbied for local management of the harbour. Mary
Hughes was entrenched in that effort which ultimately resulted in
divestiture of harbour facilities to the Greater Victoria Harbour
Authority. With its purchase of 40 copies, the GVHA effectively
endorsed Hughes’ version of the story. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">It’s
a slim volume – just 153 pages – with 27 illustrations, and
priced accordingly at $15 a copy. For your copy, contact hughesmary@shaw.ca or use the order form on this website. </span></div>
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