Author Compiles Pirate Dictionary

Sutherlin, OR, September 12, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The author of "Always After Thieves Watch" (Brilliant Book Press) has compiled over 1300 entries in this dictionary of pirate jargon, plus Ye Shipee’s Articles.

Get ready for Speak Like A Pirate Day on September 18th. (See speaklikeapirate.com)

“Aye, 'tis a hard luck life, that o' the buccaneer. What a man speak on open water, away fro' his mo'her's care, he'd best mean... for the seadog be a hard one, an' not prone to dilly-dallyin'. The prattler lettin' the cat out o' the bag meets Davey Jones quicker'n his hammock at turn-in. 'Tis best to keep hatches battened, an' the tail o' the eye on the dooty at hand. Many a swaggert hast kicked at the way o' things, an' lost his soul in the brine for it all. Fish food. Ach! Look lively now! The Master looms! Learn more than Arrrrgh!”

Pirate Lingo, packed with information and resources, gives readers the resource to talk like a real pirate. Kristen Bailey, editor in chief for Brilliant Book Press, feels this book is a great gift and resource for writers who love pirates. It’s also fun and informative for pirate fans. It’s launching right now on Lulu at http://www.lulu.com/content/1171856, and will be coming shortly to other online retailers.

Brilliant Book Press is located at www.lulu.com/brilliantbooks.
Skadi meic Beorh is a writer of speculative fiction presently residing in Morningside, a quaint river community in the East End of Pittsburgh. Pirate Lingo began life as a page of handwritten notes just after his 10th birthday, was nurtured by Jonathan Swift narratives in the early 1990's, and was finally given birth by pirates of the Caribbean at the dawn of the Third Millennium. Skadi has also penned The Obscure, a piratical narrative to be released by Wildside Press in 2008, and Always After Thieves Watch (Brilliant Book Press), a collection of stories which, yes, does include pirates... of many hues.

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