Deckhand Stories

Sophia had always wanted to be a stewardess on yatchs after seeing her cousin Daisy and this year is the time her first yatch as a green stew working under her cousin what could possibly go wrong.

A 17th century seafarer struggles to find his centre after being banished from his native England. 750 words This story was originally published in The Copperfield Review: http://copperfieldreview.com/?p=2482

Lucretia is the teenaged daughter of a West Australian cray-fisherman and pearl farmer. She "learns to love in the same way a child learn words, indescribable until another fills the space one never acknowledged". In her fifteenth year, she meets a German deckhand desperate to escape the confines of cultural and linguistic boundaries, a young man, who, with his woodworking brother Michel, the saxophone-loving, weed-smoking Bill, and Lucretia's smaller and infinitely wise cousins, Arlo and Edie, create a reality so far from the mainland, it becomes a utopia covered in fish blood and Portuguese legends.

The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Kemisan have decreed that they will stop at nothing to destroy the Pirates that have terrorized the land. To meet this end they have formed a crew that sails under the Royal Banner, and is known as the Royal Navy. The Captain of this crew is none other than Genevieve Cross, a woman thought dead by many. While the oceans are vast, there is only room for one sea-hardened crew in these lands. Who will emerge victorious once previous friends begin to clash over changes in allegiances? What dark secrets will be revealed? Just what is lurking at the very depths of Kemisan? These are all questions that deserve an answer, but no answer comes without a price. Just what exactly are you willing to pay to reveal the truth? Welcome, to a world in shambles.

Although a devout Saints fan, Smokey James McClain's passions lie primarily in outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking. In addition, he's a dedicated family man who enjoys partaking in exciting pastimes with his loved ones, including traveling to foreign lands.