Captain of the Gale
A Story by
Cherrie Palmer
ship lost at sea
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“Hard about, time for with verbal command. weather as the gale waged against of the The the boom vibrated with crackles cannon they the mountainous waves sails. was them to consider rigging was waves of to the
tempest would was and boomed over wind and White hot of pieces. but somehow aflame. like jetting vessel with re-energized the deep. of affixed to he waited the calm. the calm and
for crew their ground; attached to toy figurines child's eyes were set and like his eyes wavier on his weather this to clear or the ocean’s floor. rain soaked face.
© 2011 Cherrie Palmer
Author's Note
I think I'm done, however a story can be like a woman's hair which always has one more detail to fix:)
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is this like moby dick or something I don't know
Posted 6 Years Ago
6 Years Ago
Thank you I'll return the review very soon
A very good tale. I felt the fear and I felt the storm. I liked the realistic feel of the story. You made the reader feel the struggle to defeat and survive the storm. I wanted more. Thank you Cherrie for sharing the amazing story.
Coyote
Posted 6 Years Ago
A very good tale. I felt the fear and I felt the storm. I liked the realistic feel of the story. You made the reader feel the struggle to defeat and survive the storm. I wanted more. Thank you Cherrie for sharing the amazing story.
Coyote
6 Years Ago
Thank you, I love the sea and the power of its beauty
6 Years Ago
I love the sea too. You are welcome Cherrie.
Cherrie, Thank you for entering this story into our contest. Submissions will be accepted until October 15th. If you have other WC friends who you feel may be interested in entering, please pass along the information.
Posted 8 Years Ago
Cherrie, Thank you for entering this story into our contest. Submissions will be accepted until October 15th. If you have other WC friends who you feel may be interested in entering, please pass along the information.
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
Others beat me to the punch. Detail...atmosphere (x3). Great short piece. Yeah, it had the feel of being condensed; like drinking chocolate milk without the milk... ;) But that's ok, because of the brevity it gave you your money's worth.
Posted 12 Years Ago
Others beat me to the punch. Detail...atmosphere (x3). Great short piece. Yeah, it had the feel of being condensed; like drinking chocolate milk without the milk... ;) But that's ok, because of the brevity it gave you your money's worth.
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
Oh, give me more...reminded me of the classic "Old Man and the Sea"... You sure you weren't a tar in another life...come on, be honest...
This was such a vividly descriptive piece,it sounded like you lived the experience or at least watched "Captain Courageous" a few dozen times...
A really great, fun read, Cherrie
allen
Posted 12 Years Ago
Oh, give me more...reminded me of the classic "Old Man and the Sea"... You sure you weren't a tar in another life...come on, be honest...
This was such a vividly descriptive piece,it sounded like you lived the experience or at least watched "Captain Courageous" a few dozen times...
A really great, fun read, Cherrie
allen
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
for the life of me I don't know why cruise ships are all the rage....
I like how you've described the men and their actions like that of the sea and storm, nice touch.
I should have guessed by the title that I'd need my Mackintosh.....
Posted 12 Years Ago
for the life of me I don't know why cruise ships are all the rage....
I like how you've described the men and their actions like that of the sea and storm, nice touch.
I should have guessed by the title that I'd need my Mackintosh.....
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
Very nice story. The imagery made it so real!
Posted 12 Years Ago
Very nice story. The imagery made it so real!
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
Goodness Cherrie has re invented Captain Horatio Hornblower. I hope the ship is one in the Royal Navy. Good start, next set of paragraphs please!
Posted 12 Years Ago
Goodness Cherrie has re invented Captain Horatio Hornblower. I hope the ship is one in the Royal Navy. Good start, next set of paragraphs please!
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
Wow such vivid detail and imagery.
This is amazing Cherrie.
Posted 12 Years Ago
Wow such vivid detail and imagery.
This is amazing Cherrie.
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Added on June 22, 2011
Last Updated on July 21, 2011
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Cherrie Palmer Oakland, AR
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I am a published poet and love poetry. I live near the White River, and love trout fishing. I find my surroundings a great inspiration to me. I also have two books on Amazon Kindle: Obsession Starts..
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