to wander, to wend a way in this world – and through life. “Wendh” is a lovely word, from Old High German and Norse. Wend describes growth of a supple green twig, bright strands that snake through a hand-woven rug. . . a breeze that spirals about, even flows within things, a divine wind that “goeth where it listeth.”
This web site offers explorations of the writer Paul McHugh. It presents many works, and provides links to others. Its theme: the vigor and rigor of adventure, and the sweet glory of a living planet.
Paul McHugh in Books
| A selection of Paul's Articles and Short Stories are now being made available for nominal fees as instant downloads PDF format | Snakebit! Mount Trashmore The B17 Saga |
 The Search for Goodbye-To-Rains  Paul McHugh Click here to read for free at GoogleBooks |
A young motorcycle rider hunts a mysterious entity. Captures the mood of 1970s America like no other story. Part road adventure, part existential quest, wandering from Florida's panhandle to the mountains of New Mexico. |
 Wild Places: 20 Journeys into the North American Outdoors 
Edited by Paul McHugh |
Top outdoor writers explore twenty of North America's most captivating wild destinations. Tim Cahill, Gretel Ehrlich, Pam Houston and others contribute. Paul McHugh edits, contributes chapters on Alaska's Tatshenshini River and the California Redwood region. |
 The Islands of San Francisco Bay  Chapters by Paul McHugh |
Marin photographer James Martin and Michael Lee portray San Francisco Bay's remarkable islands. Paul McHugh contributes chapters on Alcatraz, Bair and Mare islands. |
 Shakleton's Boat Journey By F.A. Worsley Introduction by Paul McHugh |
The skipper of the Endurance tells of Ernest Shackleton's greatest polar adventure, a near disaster averted by marine heroics - an 800-mile open boat voyage across hazardous seas. Paul McHugh writes the introduction.
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