Captian's Log Clarence 27 Dec 202326 Dec 2023 The dark and terrible thought passed through his mind as he wandered, sleepless, over the rain-speckled pavement. Will I ever sleep again? The question haunted him as he propelled himself…
Captian's Log Dear Reader: Over the Next Few Days 26 Dec 2023 Dear Reader, I will be away from the blog for a week or so. I've got some pre-written posts ready to be automatically published over my absence. Most of them…
Captian's Log Strange Is the Wind 22 Dec 2023 Strange is the wind which blows over the lost desert, for in that howling waste, whispers may be heard of ancient cries to battle, echoes of the love songs of…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 21 Dec 2023 This last piece was news to me. I looked over my shoulder and saw Fred, yawning over a cup of coffee. "Really? A goat's head?" I asked. He grunted. "No…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 20 Dec 2023 Ez the bookworm chimed in in her monotonous drone. "According to legend, the sad ghost, as it's called, was an unnamed visitor to the castle—" I thought I'd improve everyone's…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 19 Dec 2023 The latest addition to the crew seemed highly agitated by all this. He nearly threw his spoon down and cast me what I suppose was meant to be a sharp…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 18 Dec 2023 "I saw the sad ghost," I said at breakfast. The mood at table seemed rather despondent, and I found my mouth moving to fill up the silence. "Passed me on…
Captian's Log The Smile of Death 17 Dec 202316 Dec 2023 I thought I saw death today, minding his own business. I stopped, trying not to stare, but wondering what was that expression there. You know him, yes? He's all bones,…
Captian's Log Cycled King 16 Dec 2023 What ails you there upon the throne, upon the seat of power? For long you strived, yet still you groan, your head bows in this hour? What is this look…
Captian's Log Remains 15 Dec 2023 And when the sun was set upon my world, when the shadows lengthened over the unending winter, when all song had died but for the howling despair of lost ghosts,…