Welcome to my little scrap of the web! Here's the place to satisfy your insatiable curiosity about the enigmatic Jamie McEwan, a.k.a. James Patrick McEwan, James Patrick George Jawbone McEwan, Big Mac the Head Hack, Dad, Mr. Boynton, The Living Legend, and Silly Boy. I answer to most.

Why would you be here? You've either read something I've written, or you've read about my "career" as a whitewater aficianado. (Or maybe you're one of my kids. Hi, guys!)

So, by clicking on the page links on your left, you may investigate each aspect at your leisure. As you might guess, lots of biographical material creeps into the Sports and Writing pages; that's why the Biography page is a bit short. 

 

This website was re-posted in September 2026 by Jamie’s family. We aim to keep his writing available for interested friends and fans. Most of the site appears as it was in August 2013.

News: Later this fall, a Jamie McEwan bench will be dedicated in New York City. The chosen bench is located in Riverside Park near West 80th Street, overlooking the Hudson River. Parkgoers resting there will be looking at a stretch of water that Jamie navigated by canoe as he and his friend Bevan Stanley completed a journey down the Hudson from source to sea. A plaque on the bench will read, “Do nothing. Be no one. See clearly.” This is a quote from Jamie’s essay, “Rocks are Hard: Lessons from a life on the river,” portions of which appeared in Canoe & Kayak magazine in 2011. The complete essay is available here: http://jamiemcewan.com/rocks.html

 

What's the opposite of edgy? This science-fiction short story. The romantic side of old-fahioned pulp. Available on Kindle (which can also be read on your computer) HERE.