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“What is honor compared to a woman’s love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother’s smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and…
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The sand between Smithe’s teeth was insufferable. The old pirate ran his tongue through his mouth attempting to wash away the grainy sensation; yet more wind blew, and more sand filled every crevice of his body. Everything was gritty and dry. The entire crew was covered in it. Tiny grains of sand rubbed together between…
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Where there is a sea there are pirates. -Greek proverb Why Pirates? For much of history, tales of the sea have included our favourite mischievous and mysterious sailors; pirates. Pirates are bold, daring, fearsome, yet continuously alluring to us. My first pirate tale was Disney’s adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, which enthralled little me…
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“I speak to maps. And sometimes they say something back to me. This is not as strange as it sounds, nor is it an unheard of thing. Before maps, the world was limitless. It was maps that gave it shape and made it seem like territory, like something that could be possessed, not just laid…
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“But a mermaid has no tears and therefore she suffers so much more.” -Hans Christien Andersen For as long as I can remember, I have been utterly fascinated by the esoteric nature of mermaids. Be it too many viewings of my old VHS of Disney’s The Little Mermaid as a young girl, my childhood obsession…
