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Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jun 28th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 044 – Forward to Part 046 Toby had been making attempts to clean the dishes for the better part of an hour. Each start was met with a poke, and he’d turn around to entertain for a while, and then back at the dishes. This time, his tail [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jun 21st, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 043 – Forward to Part 045 Tami was climbing out from her capsule when the Captain found her. On the floor was a small duffle bag. He stood with his hands on his hips, backlit from the gallery’s lights. He waited until she could feel him standing above [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Mar 8th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 032 – Forward to Part 034 Auburn Nash uncurled from her sleep into a weary stand. She regained her balance, scratching her head and yawning. Light streamed in from a tiny window at the top of her “room,” and she cracked it to discern the temperature of the [...]
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 26th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 026 Notes – Forward to Part 028 Notes More flashbacks. Hello, past Rose. I’m trying something out here. Aside from spending time letting the crew run around the ship, I had some history I had to drop. It’s safe to assume that everyone on the Rose knows who [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 25th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 026 – Forward to Part 028 Two and a half years before The Rose left port of Hin on the western coast of Lingguo, the weight of its cargo pushing the boat lower in the water. All twenty one of her crew moved about the boat, securing crates [...]
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 12th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 024 Notes – Forward to Part 026 Notes I may have mentioned this before, but the New Archer Revolutionaries are old characters of mine. I have a habit of taking out of place characters from their old, unused series and placing them into a new environment. Xiphos came [...]
