Captian's Log Haiku: Nights in the Cold 30 Oct 2019 The air, cold as ice, it is dry as desert sand, and pierces my shirt. The night, clear as glass, the dim stars in moonless sky, they're wonders unseen. This…
Captian's Log Poem: Nothing 10 Oct 2019 I’ve no heart I’ve no soul I’ve no mind Sing a song Shout for joy I’ve no ear Play the game win or lose I’ve no part Give me good…
Captian's Log They Die Alone 7 Oct 2019 The broken warrior leaned upon the overturned wagon, his sword wavering as he held it between himself and the bandit. One of the horses whinnied, confused and in pain, dying…
Captian's Log Chiasm: Buried 2 Oct 20192 Oct 2019 Buried where none may see, despised and out of sight: The ground consumes the corpse; the earth closes its mouth. What dreams do dead men dream? What hope lies in…
Captian's Log Dying Land 14 Sep 201914 Sep 2019 Over the moor, their lanterns leading, the distant fairies my window pass. I noticed them last night. Again this night they journey on. I fear this exodus, that soon no…
Captian's Log I Know 9 Sep 2019 He sat outside the apartments—the smell of the polish was always upsetting in the enclosed environment of his room—rubbing the leather of his shoes. He was looking down, his bony…
Captian's Log Ravings 8 Sep 2019 What shudders envelope my frame! Yet what have I to fear of questions? I’m to die on the marrow. The king’s tax is heavier on me this year, his law…
Captian's Log Popping Bubbles 6 Sep 2019 The soft ending of the world came after the fire, the universe itself ablaze, space tearing apart into microcosms, collapsing bubbles of disconnected time. He’d found the one he’d die…