A Pirate Anthology

On January 20, A Tall Ship, a Star, and Plunder was released by Dark Oak Press. This pirate anthology, featuring poems and  stories from twenty-four contributors and edited by Robert Krog, depicts buccaneers from earliest times to the future. My story, "Ghost of a Chance," involves Heck, a 19th century first mate, stolen into piracy as a child and yearning for a family while serving under a cruel captain. After a female captive plunges to her death rather than submit to the crew, Heck discovers an ominous ghost ship is tailing his vessel. Will it become his downfall or salvation?

A Pirate Birthday

Photograph by Erin Crawford

To celebrate the upcoming publication of my short story, "Ghost of a Chance," in the Dark Oak Press/Kerlak Publishing anthology tentatively titled, A Tall Ship, A Star, and Plunder, my office threw me a pirate birthday party, complete with skull and crossbones eye patches and a wonderful cake. Arrrrrrgh good time was had by all! My bestest buddy, author Susan F. Craft, organized the event and presented me with a pirate skull cap. Her third book about Lilyan Cameron takes place on ships traveling the Carolina coast that encounter pirates. And, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on 9/19/2013!

Photograph by Erin Crawford

The AJC Decatur Book Festival

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The country’s largest independent book festival took place in Decatur, Georgia, on August 30 through September 1, 2013, with more than 300 national and local authors in 18 venues.

A writers’ conference at Agnes Scott College featured Clyde Edgerton as keynote speaker. 

 

Three mystery book launches occurred, Diane Mott Davidson's latest Goldy Schultz mystery, The Whole Enchilada;

Charles Todd's (Caroline and Charles) A Question of Honor about Bess Crawford's family; and

 

   

 

Susan M. Boyer's Lowcountry Bombshell, the second in her Agatha award winning series.

Exhibitor Alan Gilbreath (Dark Oak Press) will publish my pirate short story, “Ghost of a Chance.”