Captian's Log Out of Breath 18 Oct 202514 Oct 2025 Perhaps, the banner was a bit too much, I wonder as she screams and runs away. "Congratulations," it reads in bright red letters, "You're Dead!" I often forget how hard…
Captian's Log Absalom! Absalom! 18 Sep 202516 Sep 2025 Two murderers stalk the minds of the world. A black man; a white kid. Both insane. Both deluded into thinking themselves the victim. Both, as people have started pointing out,…
Captian's Log A Sound, a Fright, a Ghost 8 Jun 20257 Jun 2025 We walk together, at times, but still, I walk alone, a shadow in the night. We passed a lifeless stone made like life, like a dead man who rots within…
Captian's Log I Said “No” 18 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 When she was finally gone, I gave way to the laughter. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I clutched my sides. Still gasping for breath, I picked up my phone…
Captian's Log I Said “No” 17 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 She stood, her jaw thrust out in a deep frown. "Ice cream, sappy movie, cry," I said. "You'll feel worlds better after a good cry. Then, when you're feeling better,…
Captian's Log I Said “No” 16 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 "Then help me," she begged. "Over the last four years, I've helped you kill at least five people. That has to mean something. Leave this man alone. Get a tub…
Captian's Log “No,” I Said 14 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 "But you could," she said, her face growing hard. "Could? 'Hey Brian,'" I said, talking into my hand like a phone. "'That chick that shouted at your wife in Target……
Captian's Log “No,” I Said 13 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 "What facts?" she asked. I shut my computer and sighed. Rubbing my forehead, I began, "Well, let's start with the fact that, after daydreaming up a fantasy between you and…
Captian's Log “No,” I Said 12 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 "No," I said. The cold and lengthy stare this earned was reward in and of itself. I smiled, trying to suppress the giddy laugh fighting to break out. "No," I…
Captian's Log By Candlelight 8 Apr 2025 When all around's merry rejoicing sounds,my heart's anchored, in bays of sorrow moored.I keep my hope as like frayed strands of ropefrozen in wax. Careful to light the flaxin safety…