Thank you for the notes; there were some changes late in the writing that I didn't retroactively fix, like the peg leg.

Do you use 'rewrite' and 'revise' synonymously? If I did two full genuine 'rewrites' like writing the thing over from the beginning, well, I don't imagine that I would ever get anything done. One of Heinlein's Five Rules for Writing was "Never rewrite unless to editorial demand," and I've been trying to follow that. I could probably use more time rereading and revising, however.

It is kind of hard to pick out the 'Hope' spots, because I don't know how she writes. The comments the users left didn't particularly hint at the 'irony, bordering on the subtle' that you make it seem like she was known for.

Oh, and the pirate isn't supposed to make much sense.