In the August edition of The Dogwatch, we published Janie Meneely’s wonderful poem about Nasty Nell, the mermaid who was not to be gotten the best of by two hungry sailors. Here, Meneely revisits the ...
Jane Meneely
Janie Meneely grew up on the Chesapeake Bay, in, on and around boats. Her father was a yacht broker, so there was always a "project" tied up at the dock—she is no stranger to the vagaries of boat maintenance. After a stint at sailmaking, she spent most of her professional career in publishing, most recently as editor of Chesapeake Bay Magazine. Now happily retired, she lives in England, writing songs with her guitar-slinger husband. The characters of Nasty Nell and Bunky crop up often in her work.