Captian's Log Thanksgiving 2023 23 Nov 202318 Nov 2023 Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a lovely holiday. It is somewhat traditional to choose some particular thing to be thankful for, and there are many blessings in my…
Captian's Log Whose Ghost? 21 Nov 202318 Nov 2023 "Whose ghost is it?" she asked. "Thank you," I said as she handed me a cup of coffee. After a sip, I asked, "What do you mean?" "Well, last night,…
Captian's Log The Old Tome 20 Nov 202318 Nov 2023 I had tried to unlock the mysteries of the old tome. The cracked leaves, the forgotten script, each and every hidden glyph—they're all here in my head, chiseled deep into…
Captian's Log A Hard Road 19 Nov 202318 Nov 2023 I walked a long and weary road to find you here beneath the earth, beneath a stone, beneath your name. I found your grave. I felt such shame. I wept,…
Captian's Log Death’s Lies 17 Nov 2023 The soft, inviting slumber of the dead, the comfort found when buried underground— all lies. Nothing is true in what she said. And now I lie forlorn in death's dark…
Captian's Log The Deadly Charms of Zalu’um 16 Nov 2023 The deadly charms of Zalu'um the white tipped banners, the horrid hum, the minstrels with their doubled face the spectral dance, the silent grace and dreams that no one knows…
Captian's Log The Gargoyle 14 Nov 2023 Within a hidden nook above our heads, a vigil's kept, my chiseled guardian. Below his stony gaze, our world now spreads; his silent welcome leads and pulls me in. I…
Captian's Log Who Am I? 13 Nov 2023 I don't know who I am, and fear I'll lose my way.I wander after dark, searching for the day.Perhaps someone will hear, perhaps someone will know,perhaps she will draw near,…
Captian's Log Moondust 12 Nov 202311 Nov 2023 When the clouds parted, and the moonlight streamed down upon the square, I saw the stalking shadows. There was something in the faces of the monsters…Joel, the shopkeeper, those were…
Captian's Log I Have Been Dying for Years 10 Nov 20234 Nov 2023 I have been dying for years. It's a rather tiresome state, and at times I wonder if it is not the worst. A dead man, when he is dead, is…