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Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 8th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 028 – Forward to Part 030 The Kelonio met up with the Rose a day later, both the boats now tracking the attackers’ boat. Cait and Billy transferred to the Kelonio to plan with Galle how they would precede. Galle had assembled a good collection of his crew [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 1st, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 027 – Forward to Part 029 It was six bells into the First Watch when Toby came to the bridge. The way Xiphos looked back at him gave Toby the impression she had thought she was the only one awake aboard the Rose, though he didn’t seem to [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 19th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 025 Notes – Forward to Part 027 Notes We’re leaning towards a Xiphos-heavy middle of this act. Sorry, that’s how this story is flowing. We lost Nina, and that loss is what’s driving a good portion of the story, and since Nina was Xiphos’s girlfriend, Xiphos is going [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 18th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 025 – Forward to Part 027 Since he had taken over, Toby had the guest kitchen to himself. This is where he carefully constructed each meal, almost always in silence, usually by himself. Usually. As he washed the dishes he’d need for that night’s meal, Xiphos stood by, [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 11th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 024 – Forward to Part 026 Four years before Loaded with cargo, brimming with passengers, the Rose set out from New Archer. The Rose was in the throws of a shift change, the fresh crew coming in to replace the night team. Tre had just been relieved from [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 4th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 023 – Forward to Part 025 Billy laid out scrap paper from the Relay feed on Cait’s desk. He sketched with a pencil the Port of Voys, in Lúme. He moved his hand quickly, marking little boxes for city blocks with ease. Before long he had a simple [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Dec 21st, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 021 – Forward to Part 023 The Gimble Molyneux led the funeral procession from Ganda back to Molyneux Island, a fleet of Molyneux and non-Molyneux ships following behind them. When the fleet entered COS waters, the COS coastal patrol met them, and escorted them in, all the way [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Dec 14th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 020 – Forward to Part 022 Toby took a moment to collect his bearings, referring to the little hand-drawn map a dockhand had made him. The intersection looked right, but he wasn’t sure he was where he needed to be. Looking a little closer, a small metal sign [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Nov 30th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Act 2 Prologue – Forward to Part 020 The Rose entered Port Ganda with the aid of a harbor master. She flew two flags: one of a pirate attack, and one of lost crew member. The harbor master saw to it there were no ships in her way, and [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Nov 16th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 017 – Forward to Act 2 Prologue “You heard something?” Nina stepped into the cargo bay, pulling Xiphos by the hand behind her. “And so you come find me, who’s smaller than you?” “Yes,” Xiphos said. She swung her head around, scanning the corners of the cargo bay. [...]
