Welcome to Currents & Wind—a new literary project where I share flash fiction, short stories, and reflections drawn from my experiences as I sail around the world with my wife.

I’m Nestor Lopez-Duran, writing under the pen name N.L. Duran. I am a former psychology professor now traveling on a sailboat named Blue Buddha while writing about life at sea.

Here you will find:

Ocean Tales

Mostly micro and flash fiction inspired by the sea and its creatures.

Harbour Stories

Non-fiction accounts of the places and people I encounter at ports.

Passage life

Brief reflections and descriptions of life at sea and my journey towards publishing my debut novel Hiva Oa.

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