Well Out to Sea: Year-round on Matinicus Island is a collection of short essays and articles focusing on life and work on one of Maine's remote islands.

One-room schools, bush pilots, jack-of-all-trades repairmen, barefoot children and master mariners fill Murray’s essays, each of which first appeared in a Maine magazine or newspaper.

Often irreverent, sometimes tender, and painstakingly accurate, Eva Murray’s depiction of island life is never a soap opera or a tabloid tell-all. She defies the oft-heard stereotypes about islanders to explain—with a bit of wise-aleck attitude—how things really work when you live far offshore.

Island Birthday, an illustrated children's book, addresses some of the same issues through the eyes of a small boy who is running out of patience with bad weather and complicated island logistics. We've all felt that way!

Island Schoolhouse—One room for all is an exploration of Maine's still-functioning one-room public schools.

Having been a one-room school teacher, the parent of island students, district bookkeeper and island school board member, Eva writes about these tiny schools with an insider's perspective. A 21st-century one-room school is not a quaint anachronism or an educational experiment. Instead, the islands of Maine provide a modern, technologically advanced educational experience for a small handful of children living in these remote communities.

Eva Murray has lived full time and year-round on Matinicus Island for over 35 years, not a single day of it on vacation.