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Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Mar 8th, 2010
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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 world outside. Still [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 8th, 2010
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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
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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
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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 [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 25th, 2010
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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 in [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 19th, 2010
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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 [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 18th, 2010
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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
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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 [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 11th, 2010
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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 5th, 2010
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Two things happening in this section: Preparing for the Information Traders, and meeting the Information Traders. Billy, as a due to his experience in the navy, leads the way.
A couple of things about the Information Traders: [...]
