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"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)

"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)

Creative scribblings carved from my imagination. Here there be original shorts, fan fiction, novellas, and other art forms not yet identified by science.

illustration by Hugh Thomson (1898)Northanger Abbey3SF 2022scrimshaw

The Exchange

May. 25, 2022 | Comments

February 15 Prompt: any, any, rooks, written for Northanger Abbey.
illustration by Hugh Thomson (1898)Northanger Abbey3SF 2022scrimshaw

Admonition

May. 23, 2022 | Comments

February 14 Prompt: any, any, blasphemy, written for Northanger Abbey.
"Embroidery for Fire Screen" (early 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art)Northanger Abbeybooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Trifles Light as Air

Part 21: At a Distance (May. 21, 2022) | Comments

Eleanor would have read Catherine's influence between Henry's lines even without his admitting to their exchange of letters on the subject.
pencil & ink by Lee Harris (1940)The Flame3SF 2022scrimshaw

Sunday Afternoon

May. 18, 2022 | Comments

February 13 Prompt: any, any, lunch with the parents, written for The Flame comic.
pencil & ink by Lee Harris (1940)The Flame3SF 2022scrimshaw

Holding the Bag

May. 16, 2022 | Comments

February 12 Prompt: any, any, corporate identity theft, written for The Flame comic.
"Embroidery for Fire Screen" (early 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art)Northanger Abbeybooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Trifles Light as Air

Part 20: All Her Powers of Performance (May. 14, 2022) | Comments

It surprised Miss Andrews to receive a letter from Miss Thorpe, a person unheard from in months.
illustration by Sidney Paget (1894)Sherlock Holmes3SF 2022scrimshaw

Eliminating the Impossible

May. 11, 2022 | Comments

February 11 Prompt: Any, any, water evidence, written for Sherlock Holmes (as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and in the public domain).
illustration by Sidney Paget (1894)Sherlock Holmes3SF 2022scrimshaw

A True Villain

May. 09, 2022 | Comments

February 10 Prompt: any, any, I'm the evil version, written for Sherlock Holmes (as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and in the public domain).
"Embroidery for Fire Screen" (early 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art)Northanger Abbeybooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Trifles Light as Air

Part 19: His Honest Heart (May. 07, 2022) | Comments

James Morland gathered his courage and demanded an explanation from his old friend.
Old Vic stage door sign, photo taken by me (2007)theatre3SF 2022scrimshaw

A Well-made Dress

May. 04, 2022 | Comments

February 9 Prompt: Any, any, how to make a woman happy - give her clothes with pockets, lots of real pockets, written for An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde.

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