Captian’s Log – Page 121 – Tale Told

The Tick-tock Man

The tick-tock man had chosen a little hill to die on. As the ancient spring which powered him neared the end of its unwinding, he sat upon the wooded knoll…

The Devil Laughs

I was off taking pictures of the sunset when I noticed another ludicrous lawn sign. I don't think I need to write a whole new dissection, or even, after correlating…

I Dreamed of Portland Oregon

I just awoke from the most frightful dream. I was amazed. An otter came up to me, and with its little forearms that look so much like hands, took hold…

Extra-Extraordinary

"I wonder…" he said, his voice trailing off as the departing spaceship shrunk into just another pinpoint of light among the nebulous night of stars. "What?" "Well, it's a funny…

Goodbye, Little Friend

Well, my little friend,my heavy heartknows not how this will end. Ruin or securityDespair or Christmas dayHell or Heaven… But either wayI cannot stay.I'll have to say goodbye.My little one,…

Please Read: An Incredulous Creed

Please Read:An Incredulous Creed https://taletold.wordpress.com/recollection/an-incredulous-creed/ Related: https://taletold.wordpress.com/2022/08/30/semantics-in-babel/ https://taletold.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/babel-2-0/ https://taletold.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/babel-2-1/

Beyond Black Birds

This road is an icy river, frozen in time and space; this dream is a mistic's vision of some other place; this moment is forever, and yet has never been.…

Bleeding Out

I'm bleeding. The warm streams of my life ran down the cold flesh of my useless arm. When the bullet exploded in my shoulder, the whole limb went numb. I…

Vampire’s Daydreams

I sometimes think that I miss sleep the most. Lying in my coffin, waiting for the sun to fall, the interminable hours creep by like snails; like gooey snails running…

Rough Draft: Bleeding Out

I'm bleeding. The warm streams of my life ran down the cold flesh of my useless arm. When the bullet exploded in my shoulder, the whole limb went numb. I…