Too fast to last.

Raven circles above a ship driven by twin engines and wounded pride.
Built for war. Worn by time. Masked by speed.

In Episode 2 of the Spooky SubChaser Stories Trilogy, Ask Raven tells of a vessel whose reputation hid its weakness — and of the warning that rose from below decks before the sea claimed its due.

Ships remember what men deny.
And the ocean keeps its own ledger.

This is EP2 of a true maritime trilogy — told in verse, carried by memory, and sealed by the sea.

00:00 – Ask Raven Opening
00:16 – A Ship Built for Speed
00:55 – Wood, Steel, and Memory
01:24 – The Crew and Quiet Fractures
02:07 – Speed as a Mask
02:34 – The Warning from Below
03:30 – The Hull Confesses
04:18 – Not a Leak, but a Flood
04:39 – The Vision
05:45 – The Lesson of the Sea
06:55 – Leave Word for Raven
07:24 – Raven Closing

Leave word for Raven:
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Every offering keeps the Ledger open.
Every listener keeps the memory alive.

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WWII’s Deadliest Curse | The NorKing’s Dark Legacy
Spooky SubChaser Stories – Trilogy Episode 1

Ask Raven.

The wise one listens and answers with song,
from cedar shadows where old truths belong.

In this opening chapter of Spooky SubChaser Stories, Raven circles above The NorKing — a former WWII wooden-hulled subchaser, built for anti-magnetic warfare and later pressed into civilian service.

Her hull remembers every swell.
Her timbers carry fear, hierarchy, and silence.

This is not a ghost story alone.
It is spoken-word poetry shaped by maritime history, authority at sea, and the quiet damage left behind when systems outlive compassion.

One crew is lost.
One man survives.
And Raven keeps the ledger.

Spooky SubChaser Stories retells real maritime accounts through poetic narration, blending sea logs, gothic atmosphere, and spoken-word storytelling in the tradition of Poe.

Each episode stands alone.
Together, they form a warning.

If these verses from the sea matter to you, and you wish to keep the ledger open:

📧 ghostboatadventures@gmail.com

🪶 Raven’s Roost & Digital Archives
🛒 Ask Raven Native Art on Etsy
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All support helps preserve the stories still circling above the waves.

🎧 About This Series

Spooky SubChaser Stories retells real maritime accounts through poetic narration, blending sea logs, gothic atmosphere, and spoken-word storytelling in the tradition of Poe.

Each episode stands alone.
Together, they form a warning.

If these verses from the sea matter to you, and you wish to keep the ledger open:

📧 ghostboatadventures@gmail.com

🪶 Raven’s Roost & Digital Archives
🛒 Ask Raven Native Art on Etsy
👉 https://askravennativeart.etsy.com

All support helps preserve the stories still circling above the waves.

Luck of the Irish: An Irish Sea Ferry Crossing

Ask Raven.
The wise one listens and answers with song.

In this ledger entry, Raven circles above the Irish Sea on Boxing Day—a gray and green crossing where history, labor, and patience converge. A working ferry moves through winter water carrying hundreds, unaware that routine is about to be questioned.

This is not a story of spectacle.
It is a story of pause.
Of power lost, anchors lowered, and time stretched thin.

Ask Raven reflects on what “luck” truly means at sea—not as charm or chance, but as alignment: preparation meeting restraint, skill meeting timing. The Irish Sea has seen countless crossings, and it keeps account not only of what is taken, but of what is allowed to pass.

Listen closely.
Some stories are loud.
Others leave no mark at all—except in the ledger.

ASK RAVEN — LEDGER SERIES
A spoken-word maritime series observing crossings, thresholds, and the quiet moments where outcomes are decided.

ART & LEDGER PIECES
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CONTACT / LICENSING / STORY SUBMISSIONS
ghostboatadventures@gmail.com

What you forget, Raven remembers.
Through fire and embers, Raven remembers.
Nevermore. Nevermore. Nevermore.