Captian's Log Duel 30 Mar 2022 "You're dying," she realized aloud. "We're all dying," I said. "I'm just better at it." That terrible look of pity crossed her eyes. "Don't look at me like that," I…
Captian's Log A Dead Guy Walks Into a Bar 16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 "So, a dead guy walks into a bar—" "How?" my friend asks. "On his feet." "Yeah, but how? Like, he's dead. If he's a vampire, he can't, right? If he's…
Captian's Log Old Man 6 Mar 2022 "A cold chill crept—isn't that a fun alliteration?—down my spine. They were everywhere. I was surrounded; nothing but my pistol and one shot left. I cocked my hammer and aimed…
Captian's Log The Misanthrope 18 Feb 2022 "It seems to me you're nothing more than a miserable misanthrope." "I'm not a misanthrope. It's just that all the people I love are dead, and I hate all the…
Captian's Log Believing in a Dream 15 Feb 2022 "The Dream cannot be explained." "It cannot be explained," he countered, "in the manner you wish, but it can be explained." "How?" he asked. "Do you expect me to believe—"…
Captian's Log Hush 14 Jan 2022 At the Library "Not everything in the library is catalogued," I whispered. "What?" he asked. "There are stories that are told only in whispers, books that are given no titles,…
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 Drabble: Beside the Tree 14 Dec 2021 "They killed him beside that tree. Bloody scene. We found the body later," said the guide. "Why did they kill him?" asked the girl. "Stabbed him there beside that tree,"…
Captian's Log Drabble: Hieroglyphs 12 Nov 2021 "What do you know about hieroglyphs?" "Nothing. What's hieroglyph with you?" "That's not even a joke." "That's what makes it funny." "What?" "The face you made. Why are you asking…
Captian's Log Drabble: Heel! 30 Sep 2021 "Time can never heel." "Don't say that." "Well, it can't." "Yes, it can. Tell me what's wrong." "I just said. Time can't heel." "I know, but what is it. What…
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