Sea Stories and Science Fiction

Any good collection of sea stories has to have at least one tale where sailors get rip roaring drunk. In this story, Saturday Night Revels, we get a double dose of inebriated behavior, while officers get drunk in the cabin, the crew ties one on in the forecastle. Try the Sea Adventure Collection by Malcolm Torres, the first story in the series is free on Apple iBooks, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Set sail aboard the brig Wanderer, an American privateer, during the War of 1812. Captain Wilcox uses tricks and tactics to capture a British merchant vessel. Will she be looted and burned or will the Captain's noble nature prevail? Be sure to browse Malcolm Torres' sea stories and science fiction novels and short stories on Apple iBooks, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

A comical meeting between English dignitaries and Peter the Great, the Czar of Russia, aboard a ship anchored off Amsterdam. Be sure to grab a copy of Sixty-Four Days, A Sea Story by Malcolm Torres. It's free on Apple iBook, Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes & Noble. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Sailors will put up with a lot of harsh treatment, bad food, lack of fresh water and long days of hard work at sea. But sailors will not tolerate being becalmed at sea with no breeze. This will lead to trouble and ultimately to madness among the crew. Be sure to grab a copy of the short sea story, Making Peace With Japan by Malcolm Torres. It's available on Amazon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

After a long voyage, a sailor's heart longs to be home with loved ones, and that's what this story is all about. If you enjoy a good sea story be sure to read the books written by Malcolm Torres, including The Pirate, Sailors Take Warning, Sailors Delight and The Sea Adventure Collection. They are available in paperback and eBook format on Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Between sailors and their significant others there are many tales of hot romance and heartbreak. In today's story we hear another chapter in the comical and confusing love life of Frank Granger. Please grab a copy of Sixty-Four Days, a short sea story by Malcolm Torres, available for free on Apple iBooks and Amazon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

In every group of sailors, there's always a practical joker, and in this story we are reacquainted with Rufus Armstrong, a sailor who sets everyone he meets up for a laugh. This is Part 2 of this story, another tale from Ocean Adventures by John S. Sleeper. Please grab a copy of The Pirate, a sea story by Malcolm Torres, available for free on Apple iBooks and Amazon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

In every group of sailors, there's always one practical joker, and that's who we have in today's story, Rufus Armstrong and his practical jokes. This is another story from Ocean Adventures by John S. Sleeper. Please grab a copy of The Pirate, a sea story by Malcolm Torres, available for free on Apple iBooks and Amazon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Sailors face many hardships, including difficult work, constant risk, low pay and the cost of maintaining boats. For these reasons, sailors love a funny sea story that makes us laugh. This comical tale is from Ocean Adventures published in 1857 by J. Sleeper. Please grab a copy of the short sea story Sixty-Four Days by Malcolm Torres, available for free on Apple iBooks and Amazon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Sailors are superstitious. But is whistling aboard ship bad luck? Some claim whistling stirs up the breeze which stirs up the waves and brings on a storm. In this tale we conclude the story of Whistling Jack. This is Part-2 of a 2-Part story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Sailors are superstitious. But is whistling aboard ship bad luck? Some claim whistling stirs up the breeze which stirs up the waves and brings on a storm. In this tale we meet Whistling Jack and find out if there is any truth behind this superstition. This is Part-1 of a 2-Part story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Sometimes when a sailor goes to sea it breaks the heart of the one they leave behind. Other times a sailor runs away to sea to get away from someone who broke their heart. This story is a romantic comedy from Ocean Adventures by J. S. Sleeper. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

A ship sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Boston encounters a hurricane near the Bahamas. As they run away north to Boston, they encounter a blasting gale and a snow storm. The captain and crew fight to save the ship and get around Cape Cod and into Boston Harbor. (Part-2 of a 2-Part Story) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

A ship sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Boston encounters a hurricane near the Bahamas. As they run away north to Boston, they encounter a blasting gale and a snow storm. The captain and crew fight to save the ship and get around Cape Cod and into Boston Harbor. (Part-1 of a 2-Part Story) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

This episode is all about sailors on horseback. First we have Jerry Marlinspike's Ride, a sea story in which a sailor goes for a horseback ride and brings along a small anchor, and a short review of the Jack London biography written by Irving Stone entitled Sailor on Horseback. Connect with Malcolm Torres on: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Blogger Browse original Sea Stories and Science Fiction Novels and Stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

In the conclusion of this two-part story we discover the identity of the strange man living with the Widow Morrison. This tale is from Ocean Adventures by John Sherburne Sleeper, published in Boston in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres on: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Blogger Browse original Sea Stories and Science Fiction Novels and Stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Who is the strange man living with the Widow Morrison, and what tragedy befell her ship-captain husband on his return voyage from Canton so many years ago? Listen to this two-part episode to learn the answers to these questions. This is another story from Ocean Adventures by John Sherburne Sleeper, published in Boston in 1857. Be sure to listen to the next episode (The Widow Morrison - Part 2) for the shocking conclusion of this old classic sea story. Connect with Malcolm Torres on: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Blogger Browse original Sea Stories and Science Fiction Novels and Stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

The worst possible thing that can ever happen to a sailor happens to Calico Jack. He falls over the side and is lost at sea. What happens next is quite possibly one of the best sea stories ever told. Connect with Malcolm Torres on: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Blogger Browse original Sea Stories and Science Fiction Novels and Stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

A sailor on shore leave in Havana is accused of murder under questionable circumstances. What will happen when he goes on trial? Another tale from Ocean Adventures published by J.S. Sleeper in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres on: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Blogger Browse original Sea Stories and Science Fiction Novels and Stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

This story gives new meaning to the term "high seas" when a drunk ship's captain orders the crew to put up too much sail. This episode also includes short book reviews on INTO THE RAGING SEA, the true story behind the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro by Rachel Slade, and BEACON 23 a Sci-Fi sea story by Hugh Howey. Connect with Malcolm Torres on: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Blogger Browse original Sea Stories and Science Fiction by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

The story of an American, Walter Grafton. As a broken old wretch, a wreck of a man, Walter returns to his New Hampshire Village and reflects back on 25 years spent impressed (forced into servicing) in the British Navy. Watch short, no-spoiler book and movie reviews on the Sea Stories And Science Fiction YouTube Channel Read reviews, commentary and speculation on the Sea Stories And Science Fiction Blog Connect with Malcolm Torres on the social networks @seastoriesandsciencefiction Instagram Twitter Purchase Malcolm Torres short stories and novels on: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Early 1850s, aboard the brig Horse Mackerel, off the coast of Cuba. The crew desperately load cannons and distribute pikes, as a pirate ship chases them down. Will they be boarded and murdered, or will they get away? This is another story from Ocean Adventures, edited by J. S. Sleeper in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Lucky Captain Cameron finds a beautiful castaway adrift on the high seas. Who is this lovely maiden and how did she come to be lost at sea? Another sea story from Ocean Adventures by John Sherburne Sleeper. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Tom Delany's troubles begin when he flirts with a married Portuguese beauty. Things get worse when his ship is becalmed on deep ocean water and Tom decides to go for a swim. This is another sea story from Ocean Adventures published by John S. Sleeper in Boston in 1857, read by Malcolm Torres. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

A good Yankee sailor is mistreated aboard ship by a nasty captain. Years later he exacts his revenge in the humblest way. This is another tale from Ocean Adventures published by J. S. Sleeper in 1857 in Boston, Mass. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

If you love dogs and sea stories, you'll love this tale where sailors hunker down in the forecastle during a storm and tell exaggerated stories about dogs they've encountered aboard ships. Some dogs are nasty curs and others are courageous heroes. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Here we conclude the story of the Three Fingered Jacks aboard the brig Skyrocket. As the ship get's underway from Boston the captain is shocked to discover that several of his crewman are missing fingers. The sailors regale the captain with stories of how they lost their digits, in tales that are filled with adventure, thrills and horror. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Is it possible ... two sailors aboard the brig Skyrocket with three fingers on one hand? And if it's so, how did these old salts lose their digits? This is part-2 of a 3-part story, Three Fingered Jacks, originally published in 1857 in an old book of sea stories titled Ocean Adventures by John S Sleeper. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Aboard the brig Skyrocket the captain discovers a sailor who is missing his thumb and pointer finger. When the captain demands that the sailor tell him how he lost his fingers, we hear a tale of adventure and horror. From Ocean Adventures, written and published by John Sleeper in Boston in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

This funny story is told by an odd sailor whose nickname is White Headed Bill. It's read from Ocean Adventures by John S. Sleeper published in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

A sailor's love affair with a mermaid, told aboard a becalmed ship on the Bahama Banks. From Ocean Adventures by John S. Sleeper published in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

At once humorous and shocking, this sea story is set aboard a ship anchored in the Havana Harbor. From OCEAN ADVENTURES published in 1857 by John Sleeper. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

Hear a tale of mutiny among sailors celebrating the 4th of July at sea. This is one of the 'salt water bubbles' recounted by John Sleeper in OCEAN ADVENTURES published in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

The tale of a shipwrecked woman who talks to birds and haunts the stormy crags of a remote British isle. It has been told by sailors for over 200 years. This version is from OCEAN ADVENTURES written by John Sherburne Sleeper in Boston in 1857. Connect with Malcolm Torres: YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Blogger Original novels and stories by Malcolm Torres: Amazon Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolmtorres/support

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