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John Henry Winner, III is a storyteller. Not just of one kind of story, but of a myriad. His mind never stops spinning and weaving. Ever. He's constantly sharing tales on the high seas and land, in this time period and the one before and even ones to come, of romance and intrigue and kaleidoscopic imagination.Some of his books (Unity, The Way the Wind Blows) are available on Amazon in printed, e-book, and audio versions. But we at The 1C Story Network wanted to make his stories available to an even wider audience. Thus, "Stories by John Henry Winner, III" was born. In each season of this show...

When Unity returns to port early with a bountiful harvest of whale oil, Captain Septimus Brooks and his men think they’ve earned an extended time off of the raging waves. But Pittman Whaling and Shipping sees an opportunity for a double harvest. Before the men can even take to the sea again, though, Brooks becomes injured and is forced to put his son, Seth Brooks, in charge of the ship. He imparts the wisdom earned from decades on the water, then waves his son and crew off from shore. All seems well until Unity is hailed by the Rachel, its captain calling for help.

Betty Ryan always gets what she wants, and her long-suffering husband Bill is so in love with her that he's tolerated this personality quirk for decades. But now what she wants is the fascinating stranger that's docked his sailboat off the deck of Parker's while Betty and her best friend Fay enjoyed their usual afternoon drinks. Poor man—living on a boat in this heat! She resolves to move him into her house, even as Fay shakes her head, Bill wonders what in the world his wife could be thinking, and adult son Rob tries to decide if his mother has finally gone too far.