Melkur
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I have 189 stories published in
6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 88435 times
and 26 of my stories have been cherry picked.
My stories
Moonfleet
Splintered remains of a brandy barrel cracked across, Witness to the descent of mariners Fallen in the bloodied brine. Excisemen gone mad with brandy and corruption.
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- 359 reads
The Becoming of the Bell
The Amatola’s loss was Cromarty’s gain. The belle of Spanish shipbuilding beached, Grievously wounded in her side; Unable to resist the fierce allure of the rocks,
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- 451 reads
Captain MacLeod's Widow, and Her Chair
Once commanding the deck of the cabin, It sits proudly in her front room. Full west, steering round the point of the bay, A sea widow sits in remembrance Far beyond the eleventh hour.
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- 361 reads
Storm Lantern
The widow wakes, fearful for her son, Striking the light that gutters by night, He herring-bound out on the ocean. Rain rides the croft as its master,
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- 295 reads
Saturday Evening, Aberdeen Beach
Lighthouse winks on the headland, Promising a haven for weary vessels. A boat with a beacon sails the tide, Out for herring, in the salt and smack of spray.
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- 963 reads