Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
A meet cute that happens on a dive holiday...enjoy! The lone rain cloud traveling across the ocean caught up to Camila strolling along the dirt road circling the volcanic island that had pushed itself above the sea tens of thousands of years ago. After eons, the peak formed of lava began to sink, creating the... Continue Reading →
A meet cute that happens on a dive holiday...enjoy! Mia took a deep breath as she stepped into the jetway off her flight from Singapore to Manado, the last leg in a 24-hour in-air journey that left her home three days before. The fragrance of the humid tropical air brought into her conscience the best... Continue Reading →
When I started diving, I made a promise to myself to take a dive trip at least once a year. I did a pretty good job sticking with that philosophy for a couple of decades. Well, until the pandemic. Then any plans I had before the lockdowns were delayed and then delayed, and then delayed... Continue Reading →
In December of 2019, I made a deposit on a dive trip on a liveaboard to the Banda Sea in Indonesia for September of 2020. Adios to my deposit, I thought just a few months later when the lockdowns began. I’d said yes to a destination I’d been to twice before – a destination with... Continue Reading →
by Janice Nigro People stared at Ava as she wandered through the market, even though westerners were common in Sorong. The island city grew up around the international business of oil and natural resources, and was becoming a point of entry and disembarkation for divers destined for Raja Ampat. The airport was no longer a... Continue Reading →
by Janice Nigro “Bird by Bird” if you’re ever to read any books by Anne Lamott, it should be this one. She wrote it as a memoir focused on her wisdom on writing, but I can’t get those words out of my head now when I think about any project I’m working on. Because when... Continue Reading →
by Janice Nigro Did you know sea stars have eyes? I didn’t, not until I started writing my fictional romance novel. Yep, they have a visual organ called an eyespot. And get this, they have one at the end of each of their arms! These eyespots detect light and dark, and large structures like the reef,... Continue Reading →
by Janice Nigro Lockdown has reached over four months in California. From the beginning, it was clear that life could be over for any one of us in a flash. One week you’re here and three weeks later you’re not. That edict somehow freed me from any guilt about pursuing projects of passion. So I’ve... Continue Reading →
by Janice Nigro The idea of traveling to Alor was as enchanting to me as finding the field of anemones. The area is remote. Divers go there, but throngs of tourists do not. But I still am a girl who likes flushing toilets, warm showers, and tasty food. I booked a land based trip to... Continue Reading →
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