People ask me how I got my hook. I tell them that it was lost in a daring gambit to defend my ship against pirates.

That’s a lie. It’s true that pirates took my hand and gave me my hook, but…

Let’s just say that I buckled under peer pressure.

Brandon King is a volunteer for Leading Edge Magazine, an awesome sci-fi/fantasy publication that will publish and/or edit your short stories, poems, or artwork.