Auld Faithful

A few weeks ago, the phrase "old faithful" came to me. I thought "that would be a good name for a ship!" This evening, I decided to do something with the name. I had an idea for a direction, but the story went in a completely different direction than I thought. I ended up writing a story in a version of Scots (that at least makes sense to me).In writing this story, I realised I could hear the story but didn't necessarily know how to write it down. I'm not certain on my spelling in some places, but if I read it out it makes sense (does anyone have similar experiences?). It's not the most groundbreaking piece in the world, but I do like it. ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ “Why did you ca’ ‘er Auld Faithful?” Alex paused. “When a’ was a lad, we were telt a’ways te be faithful. In the cauldest nights and the warmest deys, haud ‘yer faith. Haud it close. I did as a’ was told, and ended up following in the fitsteps o my fither. We went oot on what he’d ca’ the “high seas” — must’a bin nae mare than a mile away frae…