The Mike Robbins blog

Just as steam took over the world’s seaways, a last flowering of sail gave us some of the most beautiful vessels ever built. They did not la...

Do you ever suspect that people write magical realism because it’s easier than realism? (Plot a bit stuck? Stick in a flying pig. Char...

This year saw the 70th anniversary of the worst maritime disaster in history. We know oddly little about it. But the books are there, and t...