No takeaways this time, it’ll spoil the story. It’s a 3k word post that could cut off in email, so you might want to click through to read on the substack site. There’s also a note towards the bottom on free postcards for subscribers! Let’s start with a story about stories.

A ‘what is this?’ Facebook video from FishMonster, picked up by HI Sutton on his Covert Shores site, shows a curious vehicle spotted off Florida’s Key West last week. Virtually the only part of it above water is a mast supporting an array of antennae.