Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 11 Oct 2017 The Addition: Their heads, robbed of a robe’s hood a second, felt their scalps’ chilly bareness, and reckoned themselves discovered by this invader. Sudden quiet settled over the air. The…
Captian's Log Similarities between Armed Robbers and Governments 10 Oct 201711 Oct 2017 Riding the public rail system home this afternoon, daydreaming myself a hero facing off against train-robbers, two parallels suddenly emerged in my mind between governments and armed thieves. I at…
Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 9 Oct 2017 The Addition: Into a farmers hut the man stumbles, while outside the mighty thunder rumbles. Around the table he finds four others adorned in robes, an order of brothers. The…
Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 8 Oct 2017 The Addition: At each step the cobblestone grows harder; his aching feet wish not to go farther. But, by unbreaking resolution spurred, he overcomes his sharp pains undeterred. A brewing…
Captian's Log To: My Generation 7 Oct 20177 Oct 2017 Dear My Generation, It’s a meme now, a tired out joke, but it is the whole of materialism. In the light of comedy it is shown for hollow meaningless twaddle,…
Captian's Log… Intraworld: Maybes 6 Oct 2017 “He doesn’t remember who he is?” Hector questions. Greybeard sighs. “It seemed a good way to end his story.” The librarian’s contorted face demands further explanation. Wiping his blackened quill…
Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 5 Oct 2017 The Addition: His face hidden under a blind man’s cowl would otherwise be reckoned for The Owl. This sometimes ally, in an alley’s shade, considered the merits of this strange…
Captian's Log Mortimer 4 Oct 2017 I've started another short story. Thought I'd give a teaser. Mortimer It’s funny, the little things that can get you. Like, I’ve spent my life keeping up this persona, creating…
Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 3 Oct 2017 The Addition: From the walled city’s center the bell tolls, spelling the hour’s end given damned souls to walk about this plane of mortal men whose blood yet flows, who…
Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 2 Oct 2017 The Addition: Wide eyed jailers, their iron cords lending, each to a ghost gives metal chain’s ending. From hard life graduates the prisoner without the aid of an executioner. Unlike…