At the rate and direction of this world, I am convinced, one day sooner rather than later, lower-case g-god willing, many years into the future, my wife will be sent an email upon my death. It will unenthusiastically sport an obviously fill-in-the-blank template subject line of “Daniel Ritz_Death R… Become a member of Swing the […]
The Big Storm
“The travelers sit in jangling silence tracking the yellow line, riding a hot grease and steel hound lined out for the bleeding storm. “
Counting Steelhead With Shep
My family is unskilled at small talk; to compensate, we avoid social gatherings. Defying that legacy, I sat uncomfortably in a packed room of mostly strangers, my fingers firmly clasped around a bottle of craft beer as Danny’s spouse approached. Laura unceremoniously dropped a set of keys on the ch… Become a member of Swing […]
The Pull
The water that I’m standing in tugs at my legs…
STF Selects: ‘Mad Men’ , Winter 2014
‘Mad Men’ originally appeared in Swing The Fly’s 2014 Winter Issue, We’re honored that ‘Mad Men’ will be a featured piece in Dave’s upcoming book, Calling After Water: Dispatches From A Fish Life, which can be purchased at davekarczynski.com.
River Warriors
When spring breaks to summer I hear the challengers calling. I pack my fly rod, my tackle, cans, making my way back to old playing grounds. Defined by ways of ancestors long gone, of swollen currents, by the weaving water-worn rock, such animals grow to become tricksters — Building strength and cunning minds sliding past […]