Tony Martello
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Tony Martello, author of The Seamount Stories, grew up surfing the waves of Hawaii and California—experiences that pulse through his vivid, ocean-inspired storytelling. Join him on exciting adventures that inspire, entertain, and enlighten.
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Mauna Kea
On her navel’s peak They turn the lens around to Keep the Aloha
By Tony Martelloabout a year ago in Poets
Affinity Man. Honorable Mention in The Shape of the Thing Challenge.
Act I – The Struggle Theo adjusted his thick glasses and tried to keep up as chalk screeched across the board. The lecture hall was a sterile box of fluorescent light and endless note-scribbling. Professor Lascola’s voice cut through the air like a scalpel.
By Tony Martelloabout a year ago in Fiction
The Morro Angler
Jay grew up in a foggy coastal town with a huge rock at the end of the harbor that he thought resembled an old flaky chocolate Hershey’s kiss. However, in elementary school, he learned that the great Spanish explorer, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo named it Morro Rock which means crown shaped mountain in Spanish. Later while in high school he recalled a local native American student in his class correcting the teacher about who truly founded it. She emphatically exclaimed to the class,
By Tony Martelloabout a year ago in Fiction
My Common Cold Reduction
Join me in recounting what I use to reduce common cold symptoms into minor maladies that won't stop you in your tracks. Looking up research is often a daunting task that often times leaves us more confused than begging the question of trying to find consensus in a study or experiment. While browsing the conclusions of healthcare studies in the literature it is common to read for example,
By Tony Martelloabout a year ago in Lifehack
Disarming El Cabron
Friends told me when you adventure to Baja, you want to drive a crappy old car and let your hair grow out. Also, avoid shaving and grow a beard and downplay anything of value. The landscape doesn’t appear as I imagine. I envision a greener landscape with point breaks around every corner. This is desolate desert, dusty and endless. It seems to go on and on to the horizon. Not too different from the landscape in Mad Max with Mel Gibson.
By Tony Martello2 years ago in Wander
