Arr . . . Shiver Me Timbers! 🦜

My dad has been reading us Treasure Island – he first read it to us over ten years ago – and we’re all loving it. Even my brother, who can’t stand pirates, is really enjoying the suspense . . . and the realistic portrayal of pirates as a villainous lot. It’s giving me good memories of when I was writing The Treasure Beyond, and how much fun I had with that.

But apropos of that, today be Talk Like a Pirate Day! So hoist the anchor, trim the jib sail, and set off to find ye some doubloons....