Pirates vs. RL

Hoping artaxastra doesn't mind, but I've been rereading her wonderful PotC stories off and on for the last couple of weeks and, as has frequently happened in the past, was inspired to write fic for her fic. This is Jack's pov, set just before Watching Over You, which is set just after that One Day.

( He has always watched over her, from the moment she fell from the cliff into blue water... )

A longish, rather angsty drabble, 400 words, in reply to both last week's and this week's drabble challenge prompts at blackpearlsails

( Apology & Brethren Court )

Greetings to all you wonderful piratey folk! As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, and the tenth anniversary of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, I hope you will all sign up for the Twelve Days of Christmas Fic/Fanart Festival at blackpearlsails. We've had great success with this challenge these last two years -- check out the offerings from 2010 and 2011.

As was the case last year, you can write anything from a hundred word drabble to a long story, or make icons or banners, share your fanart, or even share great links you've found that we'd all enjoy, holiday themed or not! It'll start on Christmas Day (for which I've signed up again) and run for twelve days, through January 5th. Let me know in comments here if you'd like to participate, and if you have a preference as to date.

The original sign up post is at blackpearlsails, and I'll repost there and here on my journal over the next couple of weeks (or until we have a pirate for each day).

Started out well with mininanowrimo (I've only committed to 100 words a day) but then missed yesterday as I was gone all day and too tired when I got home -- fell asleep sitting up in bed with the computer open and ready and woke at 12:30 a.m. Oh, well. But here are the 500 words I wrote on Nov. 1 & 2 for the current prompt at blackpearlsails...

( I remember... )

Catching up a bit, after several days of learning curve: had severe gadget envy and went out and acquired an iPad last Sunday. Wrote my first drabble on it this evening, exactly a hundred words of needy!Jack h/c for my dear pearlseed who recently celebrated her natal day. Many happy returns, my dear.

( Elizabeth stared, horrified, yet fascinated... )

A hundred words (exactly!) for the current drabble challenge at blackpearlsails, pre-CotBP Barbossa, remembering...

( Hector’d always been acquainted with hunger... )

Happy Valentines Day to all! We're heading out for Thai food and a movie (My Week with Marilyn), but I wanted to post this little Valentine drabble first, for the 'Love' prompt. This is more J/E at Shipwreck Cove, and my sincere thanks to hereswith for looking it over! Thank you, too, to all of you who sent me LJ glass hearts, they look so pretty on my profile page!

( A Pirate's Valentine )

Here, finally, are the concluding chapters of my Twelve Days of Christmas offering, Bath Holiday, delayed due to a post-Christmas flu that's been wreaking havoc among my family (including little grandson, poor baby). Many thanks, as always, to hereswith for editing.

( Chapter Three: An Unsatisfactory Affair )

( Chapter Four: The Journey Home )

Part two for the current drabble challenge, from a different pov...

( She was haunted... )