A Mutiny of Pirates: Being an account of the Damn Shames and the search for the treasure of Chalcedon
The Damn Shames, a group of bikers-turned-pirates, find themselves at the center of a search for a legendary pirate captain’s treasure–a quest made deadly by politicians, privateers, and the uncaring vacuum of space.
5425 words – 17-22 minute read
To anyone who doesn’t know better, Fray assumes, she looks like she’s relaxed: knees and head dangling over the arms of the captain’s chair, eyes half-closed, mouth betraying nothing. But she knows it’s obvious to the three Damn Shames in Falcor’s cockpit with her that she’s trying to contain an explosion of energy. This is how she looked before battles or missions with the 383rd.
This is how she looks before she blows something up.
She’s mad. Her head hurts. She’s worried, and that pisses her off—those sort-of-Shames don’t matter yet, don’t warrant this kind of anxiety, especially not when she’s trying to recover from a head wound. A head wound, gods damn it! she yells internally. Can’t you idiots just stay out of trouble for a few hours?
She can feel the corner of her eye twitch, but she manages not to change her expression.
It’s too damn quiet. It’s been too damn quiet since the call from Dog went dark.
for those who wanted to know more about my “novel cooperative” concept, here’s my rough idea. feedback from interested parties strongly welcome! tagging @theoldaeroplane @mls-classics @anoteinpink as people I think might at least be cuuuuurious…
YUP it’s that time of year (for the first time)… time that I remind you about my novel cooperative/commune and all of the opportunities to co-write trash that YOU TOO COULD HAVE! still looking at you @theoldaeroplane @mls-classics @anoteinpink @preludeinz **smooches**
and for the record I DID recruit someone for it in the year 2016, dearest @amekay3……
I am Expanding.
I am spreading out,
a conscious sprout,
smoothing and sanding.I am Overtaking.
I am planting roots
for beasts and brutes,
bending and breaking.I am Receiving.
I am taking it in,
the kindness, the sin,
the coming and leaving.
when people ask how nano is going I’m going to say:
doggedly