A pirate that suffers from sea sickness, it turns out, is no pirate at all.
Captain Pigeonbeard had long since swapped the stormy seas for life in the clouds. It was fair to say, the change had been much kinder on his constitution.
His crew was initially rather miffed at the changes in circumstance. Waving a cutlass around a cockpit was frowned upon, you see. Deck swabbing and knot-tying were now quite useless trades. The guy that manned the crow’s nest had been laid off, of course. His position deemed irrelevant, now they all had a bird’s eye view.
This piece was submitted as part of Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. 1 photograph. 100 words. Sometimes over 100 people taking part.
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Brill thanks for making me chuckle
Thanks, Karin 🙂
That’s what happens, all right, when things change. Cute story, Binks.
Thanks for reading!
Another chucklefest 😉
Ch.ch.chuckle Vision… Cheers, Midgers.
Brilliant Mr. Binks….simply brilliant! 🙂
How kind, thank you.
What a glorious take on the prompt. From pirate to – well, to what? Loved this!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.
“Pirates of the …”
Am sure we would be seeing likes of them soon !
🙂
Oh the images this conjured up… 🙂
Thanks for reading, Sandra. I’m off now to read yours!
Dear Peter,
Charming take on the prompt. I can envision this band of pirates on a plane. Clever.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Dear Mr. Binks,
A whimsical post-modern tale of adventure on the high seas…oh, wait…the high airways. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Peter, I can just see the title of the film, “Pirates of the Skys.” Maybe Johnny Depp will be available. I guess a layed-off pirate can always find work as there seems to still be piracy happening. They can’t put in for unemployment compensation though. Funny story and well written. 😀 —Susan
Very clever and imaginative. Too bad your pirates didn’t read Stardust. 🙂
Ahh, loved that one. So clever and funny!
Flying so high does make those elusive X’s a lot easier to find though, doesn’t it?
Cheers!
Marie Gail
Very funny. Clever too!
I, too, see Johnny Depp carousing around once again like a drunk Keith Richards – or maybe How about Leslie Nielson from the original Airplane going toe-to-toe with Depp.
Dear Mr. Binks – you are so perfectly clever! I love reading your stories! Thanks, Nan 😉
I loved your story! Such a unique take on the photo prompt!