Ok, so ages ago, I tagged a Happy Hour hosted by jane_becomes , who was asking for stories. Earlier that month I had read through a book of 'pirate ghost stories'- and while mostly I picked out some fun elements and superstitions, there was one main story I took plenty of notes on. (And alas, the notebook I took them in, as well as the title and author of the ( Read more... )

My mind keeps wanting to do a mash-up of Harry Potter and Horatio Hornblower. *eyes dreams ( Read more... )

... Right.

*continues on with the AWESOME of this day*

*hums, grabs a rename token, and goes after a char who's LJ doesn't fit him any more*

*beams*

So, even with getting up hella early this morning, and being tired and more than ready for bed... over an hour ago, I cannot get to sleep ( Read more... )

A (long) while back in Milliways, Merriman and Wellard had a discussion on the 'polite fiction' of captains and other sailing types using the excuse of 'the tide going out' or whatnot as a reason for leaving port early- or something along those lines ( Read more... )

Star: Sometimes. But also 'Abusive Captain' fic as well, with any other pairing.
becca: *snorts* and who doesn't love abusive captain fic? um.
becca: there is a Bloody Jack book with a crazy abusive captain!
becca: *helpful*
Star: .... There are a lot of crazy, abusive captains out there in various age of sail canons.
Star: Jack Aubrey is one of ( Read more... )

Context: dictator_duck plays madeyoudodge at Milliways. TL uses a lot of Shania Twain for Cathy's theme songs ( Read more... )

*snicker* So, for some reason this ran through my mind this morning, more than likely due to remembering a comment (IC or OOC) that Wellard made about how he 'does not need to know magic. When I'm captain I'll hire someone else to do it'.

Elda of course is first choice and gets right of first refusal. Given that-

( I'm imagining him posting this up in Milliways )

For those of you who follow Milliways ( Read more... )

Aspen? Granmarye? Any other types who'd love to see Mary on the Black Pearl?

Here. Written by Becca- this has certainly put a smile on my face today. <3