The Trashman
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Deborah Scaling Kiley sat in a rubber dingy in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, reciting the Lord’s
Prayer in a desperate attempt to convince herself she hadn’t gone mad. The water surrounding
the boat had turned a sickly shade of red, as the blood of her devoured crew mate rose to the
surface.
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Writing and Research:
Joe Turner
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SOURCES:
Albatross by Deborah Scaling Kiley & Meg Noonan (Book)
Shipwreck by Tim O’ Shei (Book)
https://player.themoth.org/#/?actionType=ADD_AND_PLAY&storyId=1777 (Podcast)
http://www.dockwalk.com/Essentials/Docktalk.aspx?g=posts&t=25288
https://news.wttw.com/2012/09/26/author-laurence-gonzales-surviving-survival
https://keepinitrealevanston.wordpress.com/category/surviving-survival/
https://www.mamamia.com.au/shark-attack-stories/
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/09/08/survive/index.html
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x50mzg2
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Interesting story. not loving the two narrator's. seems unnecessary.
Woah, where to start?? I guess I'll start with saying I seek out podcasts like this because, like Debra, I have gone through life for the most part alone. When I'd managed to out maneuver the dysfunction of family of origin I thought the rest of life would be easier. I'd find love, create a family that would keep that love going. What I've learned (months shy of 50) is that the life I'm creating is more like a beta version of anything else. Somehow I still married into dysfunction, it was so very covert. To keep it short, I related to Debra. Our tribe is small but strong. We need something to channel in the absence of belonging / family. I'm not religious but respect spiritual principles that have proved themselves throughout time. That said, dysfunctional homes feel like a generational curse and simply out living it is a triumph. Cheers and hats off to your exploration of what it is to be awake and alive.
AMAZING Life Story.She lost her son, John, to a drowning in 2009.So strange considering how good his mother was about water.I believe what happened that day after the boat sank, entailed a lot more details that she tried to forget.She may have carried guilt for something that happened.I do find it hard to swallow that if someone is pouring blood nonstop and it's bringing many sharks, that you would be right beside them .I know you don't want to hear but she would be the first to go, from someone's hand, in order to save someone in place of all 4 getting eaten by sharks.
Really enjoyed this one 👍