Good news!

Dragon Soul Press picked up Blessings of the Drowned Prophet for their upcoming piratical anthology, Pirate Legends!

Thank you so much, DSP!

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It’s 1609, somewhere in the Mediterranean.

The Nossa Senhora da Conceição plows across the churning sea to meet the rising sun, and Captain João da Silva faces a crisis of conscience that keeps him from sleep.

In the 7th Writing Playground Challenge, we were challenged to produce a 3,000-word story in under a week.

The story could be of any genre incorporating two optional and one required story elements.

For my story, Blessings of the Drowned Prophet, I chose a pirate ship for the setting and included an insomniac character; an earthquake is the required element.

My exhausted Captain da Silva keeps a Cardinal prisoner and invites the priest to his quarters to make a deal with God.

Results won’t be in for months, but we’ll see where good winds and calm seas might take us!

Update: Dec 29, 2023

The story didn’t place or receive an honorable mention, but I received great feedback from Writer’s Playground. I’m proud of the piece and think I see areas where I can make improvements. Always more to do! Onward and upward!