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Tag Archives: Red Ballantyne
Of Reindeer and a Very Large Fish
I have an odd little story for you today. The backstory to how it was written is that it was for a writing class, where the assignment was to focus on repetition. The backstory within the story is that the narrator … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction Friday, Red's Girl
Tagged adventure, Arctic, fiction, fishing, Red Ballantyne, reindeer, storytelling, To Build a Fire, writing
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Facing Down the Royal British Navy
It’s been a little while since I shared a scene from Red’s Girl, so maybe it’s time to drop in on one of my favorite pirate captains. You can click the category at right for past posts. I’m going to pick … Continue reading
How Exactly It Was That We Robbed the Sultan of Arabia
One of my writing classes in college was an Experimental Fiction class. It mostly meant finding strange ways to tell stories, or odd rules to impose on yourself (never using the word “and” or telling an entire story frequently repeating … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction Friday, Red's Girl
Tagged adventure, Caribbean, experimental fiction, pirates, Red Ballantyne, writing
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Hanging Out with Some Favorite Characters
In keeping with this week’s focus on picture books, I thought I’d share a drawing for Fiction Friday. I never claimed to be a great artist, but every so often–usually when I’m having writer’s block–I’ll turn my hand towards drawing … Continue reading
Jones and the Pigs
A few weeks ago I wrote about my recurring character, Sam Jones, and shared one of his early adventures aboard the Enterprise. I thought it would be fun to share a more recent adventure too. Today I have a story … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction Friday, Red's Girl, Richard Samuel Jones
Tagged adventure, pigs, pirates, Red Ballantyne, Richard Samuel Jones, writing
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