Captian’s Log – Page 146 – Tale Told

The Storage Units

The things that were once men were all facing the broken television. A constant hum of static entertained them, and they gathered round its light like moths. They were, I…

Poem: Deadly Worm

A deadly worm's inside your skull—at night, in through the ear, they crawland make their home behind the eyes—I know this comes as a surprise. Don't worry, though, I have…

Poem: The Dying Die Alone

And in the end the dying die alone,for every final breath is breathed alone.I know the carpenter has made the box,the digger still is caked in mud from work,the clippers…

From the Archives: Being Human 0.5

This was originally written for The Story Club a community which lives on as The Story Ark. "Helmholtz broke out in an explosion of uncontrollable guffawing." ~ Brave New World If…

Poem: The End of the World

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September 11th: Dread

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I have, with a certain sense of dread, been awaiting today. Our country seems so divided, and the divisions appear dogmatic. I look around and wonder if there is room…

Proceed

The thing from the laboratory shambled upon its shaking limbs, its one, giant eye, red and inflamed, staring hatefully at me. It inflated itself, stretching its sagging skin to the…

Directory: The Valley of Stones

In the valley of the stones, you'll find strange geological formations that, it must be admitted, have a tendency, if one is walking there at night, to appear alike to…

Song: We

You and me and the stars aboveand the moon just a sliver down the wayYou and me and the song we singand the dream of a bright new day. You…

Lost, to Be Found

Lost on the wine-dark sea.Thrown by each thrashing wave.Wretched, I know no home.Hopeless, I'm all alone. Yet the wind here whispers to methat this boat will not be my grave.I…