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Submitted to Contest #67
“You’re mad, Capt’n. Bloody stark, ravin’ mad, I tell ye!” The stout, older pirate’s words fell on deaf ears as the younger captain threw off his heavy coat in roguish anticipation. The salty sea breeze ruffled his messy, dirty blonde hair as he exited his cabin and made his way to the upper deck. “And you worry too much, Mr. Gadd,” he replied, grinning ear to ear like a cat that caught the canary as he began to unbutton his shirt. “I happen to think that I’m quite the bloody genius, actually.” “Genius?!” Mr. Gadd said, his near-toothless...
Submitted to Contest #64
  The wind howls. The branches bang against the window. Every so often a flash of light briefly illuminates the room, followed shortly by a crash of thunder. Guess I’m not going to get any sleep tonight. Again. Actually, it’s worse when there is no storm. The nights when the weather’s calm make this large, foreboding room much, much eerier for me, for there is no noise whatsoever to speak of after dark. You never realize just how silent the night can be until you’re left all alone, with nothing but your thoughts to accompany you....
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