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Month: August 2026

  • The Surgeons of the Devil’s Ship: The Taking of Le Concorde

    Before Blackbeard became the terror of the Carolinas, before the smoke‑braided beard and the roaring theatrics, before Ocracoke carved his legend into the bone of history — there were three men who witnessed his rise from a very different angle. Not as crew. Not as captains. Not as enemies. But as surgeons. Jean Dubou. Marc…

  • From the Galley: Pineapple Cornbread

    Ahoy, mateys! Today I’m bringin’ ye one of my favorite comfort foods with a Caribbean twist. If ye aren’t hungry now, ye will be by the time this plunder is done. You have been warned. From the island of Anguilla, tucked like a jewel in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, comes a dish that’s…