Captian's Log Drabble: Hangry 4 Jan 2022 "The vampires are getting hangry." "Hangry?" "Yeah, it's a portmanteau. It's hungry plus angry. Hangry, get it?" "Yeah, I get it," he said, barely suppressing a groan. "I'm more concerned…
Captian's Log Turn of the Year 3 Jan 2022 I don't have a head for statistics, so I Googled it: four. Give or take, every second, four babies are born. Four miracles. Four worlds created. So, the very second…
Captian's Log Drabble: For Whom the World Sings 2 Jan 2022 The ancient song is heard again by the infant laying low. Once more the age old melody is played. Sing, O world. O rivers, hum. O trees, shake your leaves.…
Captian's Log The End of the Affair 1 Jan 2022 I asked him to sit down. At first, he seemed hesitant, standing there with his dripping jacket still hanging off him. Then his eyes wavered, and he searched out the…
Captian's Log Musings at the Evening of the Year 29 Dec 2021 There is a silent spell within the setting sun, a strange and mystic poetry which fills the soul. There is a soft refrain within the falling snow, and every flake…
Captian's Log Poem: Pandora’s Paradox 28 Dec 202128 Dec 2021 We shout for freedom but cling to our chains We cry for pleasure, yet will not mourn for joy Though I climb the highest of mountains, I will not see…
Captian's Log Yellow 22 Dec 2021 "Many called [Mr. Wilde] insane, but I knew him to be as sane as I was. . . . 'I am not mentally weak; my mind is as healthy as…
Captian's Log The Missing Face 20 Dec 2021 The Morning "Do you know," he said, "I almost believe you. You're so sincere. It's ruined, though, by your history, our history. You're a liar, a terrible thing to be…
Captian's Log Short: The Curator 19 Dec 202117 Dec 2021 They put me in charge of the vault after the injury. No good in the field; a liability. But, I always had an acumen for detail and such. Actually, this…
Captian's Log Short: Unwanted 18 Dec 202117 Dec 2021 They left me. I understand. We were running for our lives. We were terrified. It was dark. I understand, but it still hurt to see them all jump into the…