
The Piano Man
For Christmas, I am posting something a little different. I was asked to write a short story earlier this year, inspired by a song. I...


The Flying Dutchman
One of the more enduring legends of the sea is that of the ghostly ship, the Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail for all eternity, without...


The Indefatigable
The Indefatigable (44) was one of the best loved and most successful ships of the age of sail. During the two decades of the...


The Secret Pirate
In 1791, Able Seaman William Davidson of the frigate Niger was in trouble again. A gloomy, brooding Scot, he had a history of violence...