Captian's Log Killing Trees 3 Dec 2021 My bank is always asking me to go paperless. "Save a tree," they say, but so far, I have declined their kind offers. So, every month they send me a…
Captian's Log Poem: Monstrous Guests 2 Dec 2021 The vampires are asking for donations;the werewolves just want a bone;the zombies are forming coalitionsbecause they hate to be alone.The swamp-man's in the kiddie pool;Frankenstein has got a head;the ghosts…
Captian's Log Short: Janus and the Sword 1 Dec 2021 "Don't forget that Janus is double faced," I shouted after him. He stopped, closed the door, and turned back to face me. "What?" he asked. "The god of beginnings, the…
Captian's Log Drabble: No Sympathy for Lovers 30 Nov 2021 "I never knew. I never guessed. I guess it was obvious to anyone with half a brain, but I was in love. There's no sympathy for lovers, they're all fools."…
Captian's Log Poem: The Shadow of the Hanged Man 29 Nov 2021 Please Read:The Shadowof theHanged Man https://taletold.wordpress.com/poems-2/the-shadow-of-the-hanged-man/?preview_id=11290&preview_nonce=8e958b46a3&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=196
Captian's Log Short: Project Snowball 28 Nov 2021 "You lied," I said. The old man in the suit said nothing. "This whole time, you've been lying. You covered it all up, didn't you?" The suit got out of…
Captian's Log Drabble: The Tightrope 27 Nov 2021 How thin the line between what was and what will be, this little moment called the now, this razor's edge we walk. I think my feet are bloody, but I…
Captian's Log Young and Old 26 Nov 2021 NOTE: I've been playing with the character of the young man (Roy?) in my mind for a while. I don't have a story for him, quite yet, just some ideas.…
Captian's Log 2021: Thanksgiving 25 Nov 202124 Nov 2021 Happy Thanksgiving Y'all, With thankful hearts we gather hereand celebrate with wine and beerthe story of the pilgrims past—told year to year so it will last—the bounty of our present…
Captian's Log Short Poem: Midnight Sun 24 Nov 2021 The council of the midnight sunreturns a fearful verdict,The shadows of the desert riseand sing a deadly song. Who hears the chords or heeds their wordwill make their way through…