Call me Ishmael. Many years ago I sought adventure on the whaler, Pequod.

Captain Ahab was obsessed with the white whale, Moby Dick.

His vengeful pursuit of the whale cost him his ship, the lives of his crew, his own life, his soul.

I alone survived, clinging to Queequeg’s coffin.

Harry Demarest has retired after careers encompassing scientific research, teaching at a university, software development, web application development, and voter database compilation and distribution. He is now spending his time with his grandchildren and writing memoirs and short stories.