Captian's Log The Headless Horseman Rides 28 Feb 2023 My heart wakens to the rhythm of the gallop. My faithful steed rears, leaping through perdition's flame. How cold I find the earth, but yet how bright, even in the…
Captian's Log Trapped 27 Feb 2023 The cold, steel teeth bit into my leg. My red blood steamed as it fell onto the snow. The black jaws of the trap had sprung up from the frozen…
Captian's Log Short: Welcome to Hell 26 Feb 2023 Please Read:Welcome to Hell https://taletold.wordpress.com/short-stories/welcome-to-hell/
Captian's Log Until the Road Ends 25 Feb 2023 The road is long, going up hills and down valleys, stretching off into the distance like the point of a needle. The sun will descend soon, and the mountains' shadow…
Captian's Log The End of a Rope 24 Feb 2023 The only sound he made was a startled shout when the door opened up beneath him. It was quickly cut short when his neck broke. I gazed up at the…
Captian's Log The Palace of Light is Cold 23 Feb 2023 "In ancient days," he said, "they used to take the most beautiful princess up to the moon to live in a palace of light." His arm was around her, and…
Captian's Log Shared Ends 22 Feb 2023 They say the dead return tonight out of their crypts and graves, that those lost on the waves will float in from the sea. They say the dead return tonight,…
Captian's Log Wrapped in Darkness 21 Feb 2023 Darkness, and soft footsteps. Near, the tickling of querying antennae—food. I spring forward, wrapping my legs around the hapless intruder, pulling its squirming body toward my mouth. The legs kick…
Captian's Log Buried in Darkness 20 Feb 2023 The smile faded, and he turned away. Silence invaded the little cell. His final joke had fallen flat. I slid the shutter closed on the view hole with a sharp…
Captian's Log The Weeping of the Idol 19 Feb 2023 Please Read: The Weeping of the Idol https://taletold.wordpress.com/short-stories/the-weeping-of-the-idol/