Castle Nowhere

"Castle Nowhere" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a story about a young man named Jarvis Waring who is searching for a way to escape from his normal life when he wanders into the wilderness near Lake Michigan; there he meets an old man named Fog and a young girl named Silver who live in a hidden place called Castle Nowhere. Waring's journey kicks off when he runs into "Spirit of Discontent," which shows what he's feeling inside; before coming across Fog, who shows up by sea in a small boat. As Waring gets to know Fog and Silver, the story begins discussing ideas about love, being alone, and how complex people can be, hinting at a journey toward fixing himself in the middle of the wild. The beginning of the story sets the scene for a thoughtful adventure filled with deep discussions and powerful images of nature.

Constance Fenimore Woolson was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. She was a grandniece of James Fenimore Cooper, and is best known for fictions about the Great Lakes region, the American South, and American expatriates in Europe.