Dinghies
din-ghy (ding' ee) n. a small boat
Short stories based on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and written by Linda Mooney.
These stories are published as single editions (min. 12-16 pgs. in length). Each edition is in digest booklet format. Ratings content range from G to R, with adult-featured stories marked for your discretion. Cost for each is $4.00 U.S., $5.00 Canada/Overseas, which includes postage.
Dinghies is published on an "as finished" basis, not monthly, bi-monthly, or weekly. Availability will be announced on this website and via email of new issues. If you wish to be notified of new publications, email MacWombat@aol.com.
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DINGHIES on AUDIO CD!
(All stories are unabridged and read by the author.)
Vol. One:
#1
Afternoons with Madeira and #3 What Dreams May Come
One Disk, Total Time: 59 min.
Vol. Two:
#2
The Muir, the Merrier and The Chance *
(* previously published in The Schooner Bay
Beacon, March/April, 1999, Vol. 2, Num. 4)
One Disk, Total Time: 67 min.
Vol. Three:
#9 Firelight and The Visit *
(* previously published in The Schooner Bay
Beacon, November/December, 2002, Vol. 5, Num. 26)
One Disk, Total Time: 63 min.
The Following are available in Softcover Book Format:
Dinghies #1 -
Afternoons
with Madeira
Three vignettes which give a glimpse of what the Captain and Mrs.
Muir might talk about during their weekly get-togethers. Based on the episode
"Madeira, My Dear". Episodic. Rated G.
Dinghies #2 -
The
Muir, the Merrier
When Carolyn allows a paranormal investigator to disprove
the existence of the Captain, she ends up with more than she bargained for! An
episodic story. Rated G.
Dinghies #3 -
What
Dreams May Come
On a cold snowy day, Carolyn's most secret wishes become dreams
that are so real she can touch him. Rated R for sexual content.
Dinghies #4 -
Red Sky at Morning
Carolyn Muir's world is turned upside-down with the revelation that the Captain may be
alive in 1972, and married to her. Rated PG for suggestive content.
Dinghies #5 -
Captain Ahab's Flapjacks and Waffles
It was an odd little painting that Carolyn just
couldn't pass up. A painting that lent
itself to her imagination. An episodic story. Rated G.
Dinghies #6 -
Unmaidenly
Voyager
Carolyn discovers the pages of manuscript the Captain DIDN’T send to "The
Feminine View". Based on the episode "Captain Gregg's Whiz-Bang".
Rated R for sexual content.
Dinghies #7 -
Not a Snowball's Chance in Heck
When Jonathan's choice of words get him in trouble at school, Carolyn has to convince
the Captain to clean up his language. An
episodic story. Rated G.
Dinghies #8 -
Muir Investigations
Carolyn and the Captain must travel to a small village in Maine to discover
why a spirit is haunting another small cottage and its family . . . a spirit calling
itself Captain Daniel Gregg. A What If? wherein
Carolyn and the Captain are in business as paranormal investigators.* Rated
PG.
Dinghies #9 -
Firelight
Flickering firelight throws shadows on the bedroom walls, and Carolyn -
weary and half-asleep - imagines she sees the figure of her and the
Captain embracing. Or is it her imagination?
Rated R for sexual content.
Dinghies #10 -
C.S.I.: Schooner Bay
A best-loved teacher and grandmother is found shot to death, and Carolyn has
to figure out why. Was it an accident? Or was she the target of
someone's anger? A What If? wherein
Carolyn and the Captain work for a Crime Scene Investigation unit.* Rated
PG.
Dinghies
# 11 - Judgment
Captain Gregg is tried and found guilty of not following protocol and
mingling with the living. His punishment is harsh and brutal, and Carolyn
is used as an instrument of his torture. A very dark and disturbing story.
Rated PG.
*What is a What If? A What If? is a story that changes the genre of a television show, but the characters and circumstances remain as they were originally. A What If? asks the question: WHAT IF "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" had NOT been a comedy? WHAT IF it had been . . .
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