Encourage a Sense of Wonder

Sheila Myers

Follow me on my path to writing a novel set in Maine with a focus on Rachel Carson's work. ​

Me holding up a horse tail kelp found along the shore.

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​I spent a week at a cottage on the Sheepscot River, Maine,  to finish the edits of my manuscript. While there, a group of children were combing the rocky shore for sea life. Their father was in the military and they had two weeks off to stay at the cottage next door before they were moving again. ​One of the boys, named Finn - ten years old- spent hours exploring the tidepools, finding sea urchins, baby lobster, and hermit crabs. His enthusiasm was contagious. He wore a group of necklaces that looked handmade around his neck, and bounced from one rock to another with the dexterity of a mountain goat,  managing not to slip on the slick wrackweeds.


Tidepools are formed during the low tide and the creatures that are left behind have adapted to living at the edge of the sea. The species that reside there are entirely different because for a period of time, twice a day, they live in suspension until the sea comes back to greet them. Their ecological niche and ability to adapt to the harsh conditions of the tides is awe-inspiring.

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