John Lindermuth submitted this story back in July. For once, I got ahead on my introductions and checked out a book on Blackbeard from the library. I brought it to the beach to read. No one knows were Blackbeard’s treasure was hidden so I could easily imagine that it was very near me there on Topsail Island, North Carolina, where our friends have a beachhouse. The story John sent me did not have that much to do with the pirate himself, but a lot to do with the treasure. I thought a little about Blackbeard’s (aka Edward Teach, aka Tech) life would be interesting. It was certainly fascinating to me.
This one was fun to read and since I live in North Carolina where the story plays out, I didn’t feel like I needed to put on much of an accent. When I listened to the recording there were times when it may have been confusing which voice I was doing, Tommy’s or the narrator’s but I find that whenever I redo a story, it is never as good the second time and I end up going with the first reading anyway. The Tempting of Tommy
