Alison Major 4/30/26 Alison Major 4/30/26

I'm Speaking at the AGLCA Spring Rendezvous — Here's What I'm Sharing

Two presentations, one rendezvous, and a course dropping on May 5. Here's what I'm sharing at the AGLCA Spring Rendezvous in Norfolk — and why it matters whether you're there or not.

Alison Major 4/16/26 Alison Major 4/16/26

Birding on the Loop: How We Use the Merlin App Underway

We didn't plan to become birders. Somewhere between the rivers and the Gulf coast, it just happened… and the Merlin app is a big part of why. Here's how we use it underway and why it adds something unexpected to life on the Loop.

Alison Major 3/31/26 Alison Major 3/31/26

One Year Later: What I Wish I Had Written Down on the Loop

I was so sure I'd remember all of it. The names, the faces, the feeling of that one anchorage at sunset. Some of it has faded. Here's what I'd go back and write down, and what I'd tell every Looper to capture before they lose it.

Alison Major 3/24/26 Alison Major 3/24/26

The Looper's Guide to Keeping a Captain's Log (Even When You're Tired)

You've tied off, cooked dinner, and your brain is done. The last thing you want to do is write. But five minutes tonight is worth a hundred regrets later. Here's how to make it easy.

Alison Major 3/16/26 Alison Major 3/16/26

3 Things to Do When You Haven't Blogged (or Journaled) in a While

You didn't fail. You just got busy living. Here's how to pick the pen back up, without pressure, guilt, or the urge to write a 12-post catchup series.