Crowhammer Chronicles
Sometimes you write a story with characters you love so much you want to keep writing about them forever. For me, that was Captain Phinnaeus Crowhammer, his starship pilot, Otter--that's him in the artwork by Jenny Haines, looking all calm, cool and badass--and the rest of Three Penny Raven’s crew. I love Otter and Crowhammer. I mean seriously love them. I love them so much I keep finding excuses to write more stories even though I’ve only found homes for half of them so far.
(spoiler alert: links to anthologies below. Just sayin’)
Anywho. It might amuse you to know that this fantabulous crew of starfaring misfits came about as the result of a dare from my writer friend Kate Shaw . We were discussing dirigibles and starships and these strange flying yacht things that keeping popping up on the internet when I happened to mention a flying yacht would have to be piloted by an otter. Wearing goggles. And one of those World War II flying ace leather caps. Oh, and a scarf. Gotta have a scarf to go with the goggles and leather cap. Kate’s response (in typical Kate fashion) was: ‘I dare ya to write a story about that.’
Ridiculous, right? I mean, who writes a story about a swaggering, foul-mouthed, over-bravadoed starship captain with an Otter named Otter for a pilot? Apparently, I do.
Interested? Well, here’s the links to where you can find some of their stories. Oh, and before I forget: major props to graphic artist Jenny Haines for the artwork. She’s amazing! Who else could take my description of an otter with otter sized guns, a leather flying cap and goggles who flies a starship...oh, and throw some Samurai Jack style elements into the background’ and turn it into something this magnificently cool? I squeal like a little girl every time I look at it.
Three Penny Raven - Geminid Press Night Lights Anthology | Buy at Amazon
Monkeyshines – Niteblade Magazine Issue 32 | Buy at Amazon
Copper Queen’s Bazaar – Searching for a good home
Mr. Kandassians Mystical Menagerie – Searching for a good home
Tubalation - Searching for a good home
(spoiler alert: links to anthologies below. Just sayin’)
Anywho. It might amuse you to know that this fantabulous crew of starfaring misfits came about as the result of a dare from my writer friend Kate Shaw . We were discussing dirigibles and starships and these strange flying yacht things that keeping popping up on the internet when I happened to mention a flying yacht would have to be piloted by an otter. Wearing goggles. And one of those World War II flying ace leather caps. Oh, and a scarf. Gotta have a scarf to go with the goggles and leather cap. Kate’s response (in typical Kate fashion) was: ‘I dare ya to write a story about that.’
Ridiculous, right? I mean, who writes a story about a swaggering, foul-mouthed, over-bravadoed starship captain with an Otter named Otter for a pilot? Apparently, I do.
Interested? Well, here’s the links to where you can find some of their stories. Oh, and before I forget: major props to graphic artist Jenny Haines for the artwork. She’s amazing! Who else could take my description of an otter with otter sized guns, a leather flying cap and goggles who flies a starship...oh, and throw some Samurai Jack style elements into the background’ and turn it into something this magnificently cool? I squeal like a little girl every time I look at it.
Three Penny Raven - Geminid Press Night Lights Anthology | Buy at Amazon
Monkeyshines – Niteblade Magazine Issue 32 | Buy at Amazon
Copper Queen’s Bazaar – Searching for a good home
Mr. Kandassians Mystical Menagerie – Searching for a good home
Tubalation - Searching for a good home