fiction – Virginia Chandler

Charleston: Under the Black Flag

Saturday, May 24th, 2025, there was a pyrate invasion of Charleston. Bootstrap Ginny was right in the middle of it with her loyal and very well dressed first mate, Knotty Kevin. Not unlike Blackbeard’s infamous blockade in 1718, (307 years ago if you’re counting), this invasion was serious pyrate business. First, there were (as youContinue reading “Charleston: Under the Black Flag”

Captain Thomas Tew’s Chest of a Hundred Locks

Pyrates and chests are almost synonymous. Almost. There are some fairly well-known pyrate chests, and those are the ones I’ve been plunderin’ lately. Namely, the mysterious chest of Billy Bones of Treasure Island fame; Blackbeard’s medicine chest adventure in Charles Towne; the infamous chest of Captain William Kidd; and the chest of Captain Thomas Tew.Continue reading “Captain Thomas Tew’s Chest of a Hundred Locks”

William Kidd’s Chest of Plunder

Dead Man’s Chest

Pyrates and sea chests are almost synonymous. Almost. There are some fairly well-known pyrate chests, and those are the ones I’ve been plunderin’ lately. Namely, the mysterious chest of Billy Bones of Treasure Island fame; Blackbeard’s medicine chest adventure in Charles Towne; the infamous chest of Captain William Kidd; and the chest of Captain ThomasContinue reading “Dead Man’s Chest”

A General History or Fiction? Part II – Charles Johnson, Pyrate, Sailor, or Fraud?

Continuing the plundering of A General History of the Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson. Disclaimer: I am not a historian; I am a wonderin’ and plunderin’ pyrate and simply sharing my somewhat organized thoughts and notes from my plunderin’ and wonderin’. If you need to catch up or would like to refresh your memory ofContinue reading “A General History or Fiction? Part II – Charles Johnson, Pyrate, Sailor, or Fraud?”