Stories tagged “submarine”
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Captain Linder's Milkshake
Gerhard Linder, captain of the type VIIC unterwasserboot U-579, peered through the periscope at a stream of allied ships. “Mein milchshake holt alle jungen zum yard,” he whispered, referring to the maneuver he used to pull enemy vessels wit...
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Blue
The last time she’d seen this much water in his eyes, she’d broken up with him. He said she’d been stone-hearted, but after leaving she’d gone home and composed the mother of all break-up songs. Captain Carlisle looked into the ...
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Valve H34
I was now alone, locked in the bilge. I could hear the water gushing. Main valve H34 was unreachable. I had no tools other than a wrench. I could barely breath. The stench was overwhelming. Bang, bang! Two strokes! Lt Dorsey was leading the tech crew p...
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Submarine Captain Mickey
“Gosh, thank you, Mickey, for saving me from these horrid people with clubs!” Mickey clapped Colbert upon the shoulder with an ivory white glove. “It’s all in a day’s work, dear Colbert the Seal! ’Tis my mission in l...
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Social Submariner
Friendly but no friend I Social Submariner Sailing delusions of depth Kept superficially kind Refusing yet demanding To be known in some measure Friendly but no friend I Voyage on, voyage on No thought for the wake Ne’er mind the stern There be a...
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Meltdown
You can almost see the hair on the guard’s neck. The sweat drips from his beret, drips from the rusting pipes above. Step closer Soap, run your hand past the metal walls expanding like custard tarts in an oven. Ignore the heatwave- you can’...