A "marvelous, meditative, action-packed sailing adventure. " - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (Editors Pick)“A Fitting Epitaph is a classic tale told with a modernist’s insight and edge.

A journey into the granular lives of down-on-their luck fishermen, Michael Decker’s prose is lyrical and tender but also savage and authentic, possessing a true grasp of the nautical world and all its sleights of hand. This unique novella breathes salty air and reeks of brine, whiskey, and heartbreak.

Take the ride. ” - Chad Byrnes, Critic for The Village Voice and LA WeeklyBill is out of options.

Unemployed, alone and returning to the raucous seas of Northern California, the only home he knows, he takes a loan out at the bank and pours his last cent into his final chance for redemption: a tired old boat without a name. After encountering his old friend Ike, an antiquated, blistering sailor with a penchant for cigarettes, whiskey and danger, and Tom, an eager neophyte with the edge to match them both, they concoct a plan to make them whole.

Taking their chances on the newly christened Skate, the three unlikely souls embark on a risky expedition into Baja, Mexico to fish for albacore. .