Commentary, Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 5
I’m not actually sure just what the secret of the Dutchman’s Cross is yet. I know the broad strokes, but I haven’t quite filled them in.
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Should-have-been-a-weekend update
[url=http://soapbox.manywords.press]The Fish Bowl[/url], also known as Soapbox, has seen its first two posts. Nothing controversial; just some gabble about two ground attack aircraft and their advantages and disadvantages. It has been and is going to be a busy few weeks … Continue reading
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Nathaniel Cannon and the Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 4
His fighter jolted and swung on its hook as it came to rest in the aircraft park. Below him were the big bombers and transports, four altogether, which hadn’t been launched. The rest of the fighters, along with the single-engine … Continue reading
Commentary, Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 4
A very happy birthday to my mother today. In Many Words-related news, the [url=http://soapbox.manywords.press]Fish Bowl[/url] has opened for official business with a post from [url=http://vanguard.manywords.press]Vanguard[/url] author John Brimlow, detailing the A-10C Warthog he’s been flying in [url=http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com]DCS World[/url] lately. You … Continue reading
Nathaniel Cannon and the Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 3
Cannon flipped a switch on his instrument panel, and his fighter’s arresting hook unfolded from its place in the upper fuselage behind his seat. A few framing pieces supported a long bar, currently straight but hinged so that the forward … Continue reading
Commentary, Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 3
Thrill, as I go into maddening detail about zeppelin carrier ops! Cannon has apparently not yet developed much genre-savviness when it comes to thinking things like, “What could go wrong?” I’m still ahead on writing this, and it’s a liberating … Continue reading
Nathaniel Cannon and the Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 2
It had started a week ago, in Australia, when Pietro di Giacomo, one of his mechanics, had received a telegram. “From my cousin,” di Giacomo had explained. “He read of your venture in Panama several years ago, and he thinks … Continue reading
Commentary, Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 2
Sticking ‘commentary’ in front of these titles renders them what I’d consider to be unnecessarily long, so I figure I’ll drop the ‘Nathaniel Cannon and the’. One of the things that Crimson Skies didn’t provide was the thrill of airborne … Continue reading
Nathaniel Cannon and the Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 1
Outside the cockpit, the clouds turned until they leveled with the canopy framing. Nathaniel Cannon felt his weight settle back into his seat, rolled his Kestrel fighter into a gentle turn, and took a look around. The sun settled toward … Continue reading
Commentary, Nathaniel Cannon and the Secret of the Dutchman’s Cross No. 1
We’re away, embarked on another tale of action and adventure with sky pirate Nathaniel Cannon! I was supposed to type this last night, but I got distracted playing DCS: Black Shark instead. I can still fly a Russian attack helicopter! … Continue reading
