Fiction

This is the first episode of my new serialized novel about a seventeenth century privateer who's quest for redemption takes a turn for the weird when a box of magic mushrooms sends him tripping into a wager with Hades. Enjoy! Episode 1: Gunner Short Takes a Nap Dave Gillespie welcomed the cannon’s cool barrel against his cheek as he estimated the range to the Spanish merchant ship through the gunport.  “Wedge,” he said quietly. He felt the cannon tilt as Trevor and Noah jammed a wedge beneath the breech, dropping the elevation of the barrel as they closed on the [...]