Captian's Log Drabble: Lighthouse 17 Sep 2020 Waves break upon the rocky cliff, their foamy splash sent shooting in all directions. The rock remains, and on that ground the lighthouse stands. At night, when the winds roar…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “Social Capital” 16 Sep 202016 Sep 2020 Though the term "Social Capital" was new to me, the concept that certain people in the United States don't inherit the same starting position as others is fairly common, that…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “Racial Justice” 15 Sep 2020 I hate useless and euphemistic language. It is a personal quirk, but I prefer words to carry meaning, and for language to be a means of communication. The term "Racial…
Captian's Log Short: Larry 14 Sep 2020 Feeling sick tonight. Here is a short entry. "I heard a noise." The man's panicked voice whispers harshly. Moaning, I ask, "What?" "I heard something." "I didn't hear anything." "Well,"…
Captian's Log Poem: Another Day 13 Sep 2020 The night is creeping over me, its shadows long. The day recedes so swiftly now. I moan my song: A life so hurried is so bare; a breath breathed quickly…
Captian's Log Autobiographic Material: Reflection Upon Reflection 12 Sep 2020 (Author's Note: I wrote this for a class. Each section corresponds to a question I was to answer. The headings may not make perfect sense outside of that context.) Meeting…
Captian's Log September 11th: One Morning 11 Sep 2020 I woke up one morning. I must never forget how I woke up that morning, and what I met. I woke up one morning, rubbing my eyes, sleepy in the…
Captian's Log Poem: Unspoken Woe 10 Sep 2020 Please Read: Unspoken Woe I hope we dream again, but soon the dawn will break. I miss the gentle rain so soft upon the lake. But dreams must always end…
Captian's Log Poem: The Time 9 Sep 2020 Please Read: The Time There are times, and there are places. There are voices, and there are songs. I have said nothing, yet I have meant everything; My mouth is…
Captian's Log Mortimer 8 Sep 2020 It’s funny, the little things that can get you. Like, I’ve spent my life keeping up this persona, creating my character—Dr. Jekyll had nothing on me—and yet here I was,…