The arrival of a long-awaited ship can signify the fulfillment of a great many promises: the return of an expedition, a trade mission, or of loved ones. The incoming vessel bridges the vast divide of the ocean, if only momentarily. A moment full of potential. That potential is full of uncertainty. We think we have an idea of how events will play out, but we are not sure of anything in life. We have to make do with that limit to our control, however much we may dislike or fear it. On August 11, A Ship Sailed into Port, a […]