Pirate Lingo

being Piratical Figures of Speech & a Provisional Collection of Most Relatable Colloquials of Maritime Jargon, Argot, Cant, Patois, Slang, Lingua Franca & Other Vernacular Idiolects as well as Several Philosophical, Idiomatical & Singular Terms of Particular Consequence to the Question of Piracy

EXPANDED SECOND EDITION

Skadi meic Beorh

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NOW AVAILABLE!

In this Expanded Edition of Pirate Lingo

author Skadi meic Beorh once again dives deeply

into the raw and exciting world of piratical account!

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Who was Black Bart?

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What is a gibbet?

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Were there really lady pirates?

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What does macaroni have to do with swashbuckling?

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All of these questions, and many more, are answered in this hilarious and ofttimes eye-opening lexicon of piracy and maritime jargon!

WildSide Press

Always After Thieves Watch

Always After Thieves Watch, a fantastic collection of stories by author Skadi meic Beorh, is now available at Amazon through WildSide Press. Here the reader explores the Deep South of the 20th century; Halloween in all of its mystery and madness; Christmas with its lights, love and laughter… and many other ideas surrounding childhood and the fantasies thereof. For the lover of the short tale, this group of stories following the seasons of the year is the perfect reminder of times long passed, but perhaps not lost forever…

Always After Thieves Watch is a glorious set of stories
in the great tradition of Ray Bradbury!

-John Betancourt, WildSide Press

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A boy's imagination leads him down twisty, turny roads... and into another dimension!
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A witch captures two hapless children, and only a pirate can save them!
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A little girl follows her best friend into the river swamp, and wishes she hadn't!
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ALWAYS AFTER THIEVES WATCH

childhood just got stranger...

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cover art by
Elisabeth Perotin

Emhain Macha Dark Rain

Emhain Macha Dark Rain, a new book of poetry by Skadi meic Beorh, will be published by Rebel Satori Press in 2009.

This collection was begun in the Autumn of 1992, but did not become full fledged until the poet spent a year in Ireland during the late 1990s.

Emhain Macha is a sacred site a few miles from Armagh in N. Ireland. There lie two earthworks in the shape of hills–one much higher than the other and (once) completely surrounded by ash trees, and so more often visited.

Many of the poems in this book reference Emhain Macha, but others speak of different parts of Ireland where the author traveled and lived.

Emhain Macha Dark Rain. A sometimes comedic, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes satirical and sometimes horrifying mythical journey into the very heart of Ireland. The reader will hear echoes of William Butler Yeats, and Michael Longley, and James Joyce, and William Blake. The Green Knight is here, as well as the fierce warrior CuCullain, sweet and gentle Deirdre, and the mad trickster Bricriu Nemhthenga. This collection of poetry, much of it written in Ireland, is an answer to those longing for more of the Hibernian vision.

Emhain Macha

To Be Saved from Witches

TO BE SAVED from WITCHES

MORE BLACK HUMOR THAN A YELLOW FEVER VICTIM!

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Skadi meic Beorh has contracted with WildSide Press for his satirical fantasy novel To Be Saved from Witches, a fun, rollicking tale of piracy, magic, and the exploration of new and fantastic worlds.

Enter the twisted realities of a salty old ship captain, a fiery gunner, a quick-minded quartermaster, a deadly deckhand, a suave faery lord, a bleeding seductress, a weird new race of hominids, and an ancient trickster-god. Relax on the Queen Anne’s Revenge with Captain Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard. Travel to the American Southwest and straight into the odd land of Carlos Castaneda. Spend time with the Timucua Indians in St. Augustine, Florida. Encounter ghosts, madmen, kooks, and the hilarious self-righteous in…

To Be Saved from Witches

anarchy most foul

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“Skadi has a certain swashbuckling style
of humor that few other authors can replicate.
I have just read the opening few pages
of To Be Saved from Witches, and I'm quite
impressed. His prose envelops me like a silk
sheet. I exhort him to be unapologetically
true to his unique period aesthetic; for that
is where he excels. Breaking out the scotch
and settling into the study is the most eager
anticipatory response of which I'm capable,
and indeed, he delivers.”

-- Ben Thomas, Writer

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WildSide Press publishes, among many other writers of speculative fiction, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg, Michael Moorcock, Alan Dean Foster, and Robert E. Howard of ‘Conan the Barbarian’ fame… and also owns the classic horror magazine Weird Tales.

Skadi began writing To Be Saved from Witches in November of 2003, pitched it in June 2006, completed it in February 2007, and it was accepted the following June. Nine months later, in March of 2008, the contract was signed and To Be Saved from Witches will be available from the publisher and all major distributors in 2010.

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TO BE SAVED FROM WITCHES

Cosmos Books

October 2009

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‘To be saved from witches, warlocks, and all long-leggedy things.’ ~ English Prayer

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