“What happens when the life you fought to create leaves you with no one to share it with?”

Go behind Chapter Eight of No Mud, No Lotus: “Table for One.” Discover what brought Darren back to Sydney, his attempt to rebuild a life in the city where he was born, and the unlikely path that led to a cruise-ship photography job. Then explore the loneliness behind the fresh start, the story of the portfolio that wasn't his, and what Sydney taught Darren about the difference between starting over and actually changing.

“What if you were never chasing a place at all — just the feeling you thought the next one would give you?”

Go behind Chapter Nine of No Mud, No Lotus: “Chasing Horizons.” Discover what it was really like to finally land the life Darren had been chasing—a camera in his hands, a ship beneath his feet, and a new country on the horizon every few days. Then explore the paradox of discovering that even paradise has a payroll, and what the ship finally taught him about the difference between changing your location and changing yourself.