This is a series of stories written at different times and for different reasons. They are tied together by an extended family of women and the men they love. Each story adds something to the overall picture of exceptionalism in daily life and every effort is expended to keep things real.
Tug has a name. But everybody calls him "the Tugboat Man." He's been immortal since he drank from the fountain of youth. His wife Maria was born 13,000 years ago on the Lost Continent of Atlantis. She has weird psychic powers. Needless to say, they are not your typical married couple. They and their ships cat, which isn't exactly a cat, prevent stray pieces of Atlantean technology from accidentally ending the world. You might think this is science-fiction. But it is really just an adventure-romance involving a man and his wife.
