Title:  Stephen and the Whale (from Stephen Sails the Seas: Stories for Children)
Authors: des_pudels_kern and grace_poppy
Characters:  Stephen, a whale, shrimps, fishes, orcas, Jack
Rating:  G

Stephen and the Whale

The sleepy great whale loved tiny shrimps.  He loved to eat them.  One day, the sleepy great whale saw a big big crowd of his favorite ( Read more... )

First of all, thanks to all your nice comments on my last post! I'm really happy you guys liked the pic. I will be doing another color pic shortly, but for the moment, here are a bunch of sketches I did.


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Ahoy mates!
I am new to this community, as I just fell inlove with Stephen a few days ago, after watching the movie. This character is amazing! Now I have got to get my hands on the books... Anyway, I come bearing fanart! Hope you'll enjoy it!


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I've made a Stephen Mood Theme For Dummies document, which is a list of hotlinks in a Word document in case anyone wants to use my Stephen mood theme (which I posted a while ago, viewable here) and doesn't want to download the images and upload them online.  The mood theme has its own flickr page, so it's not going anywhere.  I don't foresee any ( Read more... )

The author humbly wishes to present for your entertainment
The Importance of Being Esteban
A Spoof in Three Acts
(rated PG)

Act 1
Act 2
Act 3

posted at my journal and linked at
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Title:  Stephen and the Sea Serpent (from Stephen Sails the Seas: Stories for Children)
Authors: des_pudels_kern and grace_poppy
Characters:  Stephen, a sea serpent, Pullings
Rating:  G  (or perhaps PG for mature themes such as DEATH!!!)

Stephen and the Sea Serpent

See the sea serpent! She is the most beautiful sea-serpent in the Indian ocean.

Her wet ( Read more... )

Foreword: 
All creatures love Stephen.  It is only natural that sea creatures also should love him and want to be near him. 
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I came across this little article I assume in the Mind your language column in The Spectator about the background behind the name of Maturin. Another one of PO'B's jokes -

Mind your language

Cross posted to hms_surprise

He looked at it critically, and said, more or less to himself, "If it could undertake the one task, it must undertake the other: that is but justice."

I was talking to
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26 December, 2006 - St. Stephen's Day
Dear Saint Stephen,

How are things in heaven?

I've been a very good girl this year and gave lots of money to the poor and food to homeless kittens (including salmon pâté).  Since it's too late to write to Saint Nicholas for Christmas, I'm writing to you on your own special day.  All I'm asking for is an early ( Read more... )