BlackJack the Pirate

A scary, scary night in Cornwall!

a. a. gallagher
ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR
6 min readJun 15, 2021

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Image by Badiuth on Unsplash.

Disclaimer: if you don’t believe in ghosts or have trouble believing in other world happenings — don’t worry: just don’t read this tale.

Christmas Eve: And we had just arrived in Newlyn, Cornwall, U.K. My son and I were joining my mother and sister who were renting a house belonging to a couple of teachers who, resided “Up Smoke” (London) and…

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a. a. gallagher
ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

Thank you for reading & following. I love a jolly good story: I write short stories, enviro. poetry, and kids’ rhymes. Prev. Education includes a. Dip. S.R.M.