Captian's Log Dead Code 20 Sep 202318 Sep 2023 There's a problem that didn't show up in standard testing. Last night, I experimented with a new automated system. The results came back, well, unusual. To put it bluntly, I…
Captian's Log No Answer Came 14 Sep 20239 Sep 2023 "I couldn't believe what I knew was true, and so I went mad, for a time. For a time, for a blessed few years, I was in the grip of…
Captian's Log Nobody Guessed 13 Sep 20239 Sep 2023 Nobody guessed the truth. There I was, talking, joking—all a nervous wreck, but hiding it as best I could—wondering the whole time if they suspected…and then they just got up…
Captian's Log To Whomever’s Trying to Kill Me 8 Sep 20234 Sep 2023 The method I myself would and do employ is patience. There really is no need to go through any trouble on my account. Nature will take its course. I'll soon…
Captian's Log Again 4 Sep 2023 I had a strange desire to see you again, old friend. For a moment today, I half forgot what you were. It was a reflex. I should go see—I began…
Captian's Log Part of a burnt letter 2 Sep 2023 …form rejection is of course warranted, and though my colleagues have pressed upon me the limited resources of our periodical (I cannot write personal rejections to every inquiry which comes…
Captian's Log Zombie Ship 28 Aug 202319 Aug 2023 I watched the zombie ship pass. The hull looked worse for wear. No hand steered her now, and I suspect she'd hit a few shoals on her voyage. How she…
Captian's Log Loose Thoughts 25 Aug 202319 Aug 2023 We mustn't keep the lovers too long, or the mourner from the grave. We mustn't end the song too soon nor ever unchain the slave. The cat is purring by…
Captian's Log Pan 22 Aug 202319 Aug 2023 I saw him once, on a little, river island. I was sitting on the bank with a line in, dreaming, staring at the sky. I felt—it's hard to explain—I heard…
Captian's Log Friend 15 Aug 202312 Aug 2023 He handed his revolver over to his friend and pulled out his spare. "Okay, listen. I'll go down the hall, alright? You stay by the door." "Whistle and I'll come."…
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