#queer pirates

[jspinkmills]

A delightful pirate tale from the author of Nimona, SCARLET MORNING by ND Stevenson hits all the right notes - adventure, friendship, found family, with just enough darkness to temper it nicely. And the worldbuilding is absolutely masterful!

[starful02]

My entry to the Scuttle Cove Cake Competition! A basque sourdough cheesecake! 😆 She may look modest but her custardy texture and roasted marshmallow flavor is nothing to sneeze at. One could say luck is on her side, in both victory and surviving seagulls. 😉 And if you happen to be helplessly intrigued as to what this fabulous Scuttle Cove Cake Competition is and why seagulls are involved, go read Alexandra Rowland’s Running Close to the Wind!😆

[peturnagy]

Taika Waititi (digital painting) / Artist: Miki Földi - Corel Painter Master #LongLiveOFMD

[mspencerdraws]

Some little teasers of the endpapers I painted for...

@rainbowcrate's edition of Peter Darling by @essaychant ! (In Rainbow Crate's "Hoist the Colors" July box! July subscriptions and single box orders are open now. https://rainbowcratebookbox.com/collections/subscriptions)

[burningvelvet]

"If we are to survive, we must unite behind our own king . . . I am your king." — Captain Flint of Black Sails.

[leanimlopez]

Not only do I finally have a book drafted but my husband printed the manuscript for me to edit. 😊

[originalleftist]

Ann Bonny and Mary Read (Artwork)

Some depictions of my favourite pirates over the years.

(Also maybe some inspiration for anyone who's looking to put together a pirate-themed Halloween costume this time of year)

First, here's the most detailed surviving eyewitness description of them, from their trial record:

An illustration from an edition of A General History of the Pyrates. To my knowledge, this is the first illustration of them:

Another image of Bonny from an edition of A General History, this is probably the most iconic depiction of her:

Mary Read, same source:

You can find colourized versions of all these images online.

Bonny and Read from a famous set of old pirate-themed cigarette cards, the Met Museum website says they are from Allen & Ginter in 1888. The likenesses are presumably artists' invention, but the scenes are based on A General History:

Next, we have Bonny and Read from the game Assassins' Creed IV: Black Flag. This is pretty much the "conventional" depiction of them, with a conventionally sexy, more feminine red-haired Bonny, and a more masculine, brunette Read.

Bonny from the TV series "Black Sails:

Some more art of Bonny alone, by Steven Belledin. My personal favourite artwork of Bonny:

Controversial statue of Bonny and Read intended for Burgh Island, Devon (Source: BBC). This depiction is quite abstract:

Bonny (right) and Read (left) from the TV series "Our Flag Means Death." A rare modern depiction of brunette Bonny, but keeps with the convention of a more masculine Read and conventionally sexy, feminine Bonny:

Bonny and Read, from a thread on the r/pirates subreddit, by user Happy-Ad6967. Notable in that this is probably the best attempt I've seen of a realistic depiction, based on the original eyewitness descriptions.

Bonny:

Read:

[alicornpig]

Trice Forgotten season 2 is confirmed! Let’s fucking gooooooo