The Albatross
Written for the Reedsy Short Story Contest #26
Prompt: Write a story about a musician struggling to find work during wartime.
“His dreams did not belong on the sea, they belonged on land, on a stage, before adoring crowds with his mandolin in one hand and a heavy mug of ale in the other. But cheer and music do not keep pirates from terrorizing both land and sea, and his dreams have all but sunk to the watery depths. There is simply no room for music when the threat of pirates crowd the minds of the people.”