Captian's Log Facing the Faceless 9 Feb 2024 It didn't hurt so much once the hope was gone. Free, I think, a type of freedom. I still find myself going through the motions now and again, but never…
Captian's Log The Traveler 8 Feb 2024 I met a man, a traveler, and walked with him awhile. A mighty man, an aged man, who showed me many things, and I did weep when we did part;…
Captian's Log A Guilty Start 7 Feb 2024 We could dream again, if we could lie, if we could close our eyes to what we've done, but now I fear all dreams will end in guilty starts. I…
Captian's Log Fallen Star 6 Feb 2024 A star burnt up the nightand spread this wicked blight.Its cloud smothered the skyand caused so much to die.And here, what hangs so still,these drifting flakes which fillthe air about…
Captian's Log The Shadows Whisper 5 Feb 2024 The continuity between yourself and my own is stretched, I'll agree. You cannot, at this moment, recognize your own shadow, but I am; or, perhaps, I am naught. I am…
Captian's Log Quiet in the Library 4 Feb 20243 Feb 2024 It is quiet in the library. I cannot hear a sound here except for the beating of my heart, the incessant whooshing of my lungs, and the thousand other burbling,…
Captian's Log Repose 3 Feb 2024 It is silent in the library. I decided to treat myself to a little daycation on account of the extraordinarily good weather this week and because of receiving a raise.…
Captian's Log I Am 2 Feb 2024 I sat, my eyes glued to the blaze. There the bodies writhed, not screaming, I doubt they could scream, but they writhed. Was it agony? Could they feel? I watched…
Captian's Log Sink or Swim 1 Feb 202427 Jan 2024 "There's a chance we make it out alive," I said, staring up through the bars. The sun was rising, and a lone seagull squawked as it flew overhead. My heart…