X Marks The Spot

Posted on July 30, 2014 by MrBinks Posted in WritingTagged 100 words, blog, blog post, fiction, flash fiction, flashfiction, photo prompt, Pirates, short story, story

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.

24 thoughts on “X Marks The Spot”

July 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm Reply
karin says:

Brill thanks for making me chuckle
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:04 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  Thanks, Karin 🙂
July 30, 2014 at 6:17 pm Reply
wmqcolby says:

That’s what happens, all right, when things change. Cute story, Binks.
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:04 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  Thanks for reading!
July 30, 2014 at 7:19 pm Reply
helenmidgley says:

Another chucklefest 😉
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:04 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  Ch.ch.chuckle Vision… Cheers, Midgers.
July 30, 2014 at 9:25 pm Reply
Courtney Wright says:

Brilliant Mr. Binks….simply brilliant! 🙂
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:05 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  How kind, thank you.
July 30, 2014 at 10:10 pm Reply
aliciajamtaas says:

What a glorious take on the prompt. From pirate to – well, to what? Loved this!
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:05 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.
July 31, 2014 at 5:51 am Reply
Horus says:

“Pirates of the …”

Am sure we would be seeing likes of them soon !
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:05 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  🙂
July 31, 2014 at 7:20 am Reply
Sandra says:

Oh the images this conjured up… 🙂
1. July 31, 2014 at 9:06 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  Thanks for reading, Sandra. I’m off now to read yours!
July 31, 2014 at 10:10 am Reply
rochellewisoff says:

Dear Peter,

Charming take on the prompt. I can envision this band of pirates on a plane. Clever.

Shalom,

Rochelle
July 31, 2014 at 10:10 am Reply
dmmacilroy says:

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
July 31, 2014 at 11:51 am Reply
patriciaruthsusan says:

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
July 31, 2014 at 2:15 pm Reply
Snow's Fissures and Fractures says:

Very clever and imaginative. Too bad your pirates didn’t read Stardust. 🙂
July 31, 2014 at 3:11 pm Reply
Maree Gallop says:

Ahh, loved that one. So clever and funny!
August 1, 2014 at 4:30 pm Reply
storydivamg says:

Flying so high does make those elusive X’s a lot easier to find though, doesn’t it?

Cheers!
Marie Gail
August 1, 2014 at 6:17 pm Reply
liz young says:

Very funny. Clever too!
August 2, 2014 at 9:47 pm Reply
The Writer's Village says:

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.
August 3, 2014 at 8:22 pm Reply
Nan Falkner says:

Dear Mr. Binks – you are so perfectly clever! I love reading your stories! Thanks, Nan 😉
August 4, 2014 at 6:32 am Reply
Preeti says:

I loved your story! Such a unique take on the photo prompt!