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PIRATES! • by John Robert DeVore

August 20, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“This used to be a pirate’s cove, you know.” The water lapped against the side of the boat as the old man lifted the oars out of the water, resting his arms. The boy looked up from the golden wrapped… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories chocolate, grandparents, John Robert DeVore, pirates

GHOSTED • by Amie Heasley

February 18, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My baby sister is marrying the ghost of a pirate. When it came to her imaginary friends, Anita always pushed the limits. Growing up she insisted our mother set a place at the table each night for her favorite, a… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories, Surreal Amie Heasley, ghosts, pirates, weddings

PIRATES ON HARD SCRABBLE ROAD • by Walt Giersbach

December 11, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

No one in Dorchester ever asks for charity, but we needed a lot when Superstorm Irene come through with ten inches of rain. I feared for our general store under all that water. Not that some tourists would come by… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories pirates, small town, Walt Giersbach

THE PIRATE’S HEAD • by Ronald M. Larsen

April 25, 2017Every Day Fiction 6 Comments

“They’ve got old Blackbeard’s head on display on a gibbet down at the Hampton River dock,” Adolf Harting remarked, looking up from his newsletter at the dinner table. “That’s nice, dear,” his wife replied absently as she cleared the remnants… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories, Surreal Blackbeard (Edward Teach), pirates, Ronald M. Larsen

SERENITY OR SAILS • by Dale Ivan Smith

October 10, 2012Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Alexander Simon had been on the deserted isle for at least two years when the sails appeared on the horizon. The bonfire burned from the peak — Jade Peak, he called it, since it was covered in green foliage. So… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, pirates, shipwrecks
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