Jun 18, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 8 segments
WhenDavid Blackmore was just a child, he took an inflatable raft out ontoLake Ontario. The wind and the current took him away from shore, andhe soon found himself unable to get back, and the sun was…
Jason ShannonHostHe said, you were probably one of the only ones I found alive in all my days of rescuing people.
I'm Jason Shannon, author of the books The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Horrigan, and Tiger Blues.
This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring excerpts, sample chapters, short stories, upcoming news, and interviews with a variety of other indie authors.
When David Blackmore was just a child, he took an inflatable raft out onto Lake Ontario.
The wind and the current took him away from shore, and he soon found himself unable to get back, and the sun was setting.
Many years later, he recounted this experience and his rescue by a ship captain in the true account of The Captain and the Kid.
David and I discussed his story, how harrowing it was, how harrowing it was, and how he researched the details not known to him so many years later.
Okay, before we get to David's story, though, we have a few more Spotify comments to go through.
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He said, you were probably one of the only ones I found alive in all my days of rescuing people.
I'm Jason Shannon, author of the books The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Horrigan, and Tiger Blues.
This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring excerpts, sample chapters, short stories, upcoming news, and interviews with a variety of other indie authors.
When David Blackmore was just a child, he took an inflatable raft out onto Lake Ontario.
The wind and the current took him away from shore, and he soon found himself unable to get back, and the sun was setting.
Many years later, he recounted this experience and his rescue by a ship captain in the true account of The Captain and the Kid.
David and I discussed his story, how harrowing it was, how harrowing it was, and how he researched the details not known to him so many years later.
Okay, before we get to David's story, though, we have a few more Spotify comments to go through.