Captian's Log The Moon Smiles 19 Mar 202613 Mar 2026 I smiled at the madman. What else can you do, backed into a corner by a raving, unwashed transient sharing his confidence with you, letting you in on the truth…
Captian's Log Life Update: Down the Amazon 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026 So, my father is not the most tech savvy man in the world, which is a shame. He once was fairly competent re: computers back when floppy disks were a…
Captian's Log Happy St. Patrick’s Day (A Haiku) 17 Mar 2026 Saint Patrick's Day, but—evergreens black under fog—cold so slowly lifts I have caught a cold going around at work. Feeling a little better every day. Read an article on Substack…
Captian's Log The Immured III 16 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 The smiling old man quietly stepped back, step by slow step, as his sacrifice prepared the way. Saved from the noose, that unspoken threat of a whisper in the ears…
Captian's Log The Immured II 15 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 Voices. Indiscernible. Muted. The eternal darkness, the infinite silence, interrupted. She held her breath, standing stock still in her moldering tomb. Then, oh great God in heaven! Yes, the tapping.…
Captian's Log The Immured I 14 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 "Brick by brick," he muttered, tracing the crumbling lines of the mortar with an ancient finger. "What?" I asked. "Don't you find this wall a little odd?" he deferred. I…
Captian's Log The Experiment Was Over 13 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 The zombie stumbled out the door, tripping a little on the uneven threshold, and, righting itself, stopped and craned its head up toward the blue sky. The gray and lifeless…
Captian's Log The Captain 10 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 "Alright, somebody talk to me. What happened?" A veritable chorus erupted as everyone began talking over everyone else. My fault. That's on me. "Spencer!" I cut in. "Why aren't we…
Captian's Log Blood Letting III 9 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 I run my hand over the wooden surface, and feel a prick. Ecstasy. The blood begins to seep out of me. Troublesome heat, passion, the black splinter in my finger…
Captian's Log Blood Letting II 8 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 When they found it, I am told, where they found it, I should say—they found it over a pool of blood. They thought at the time, but we learned, that…
