Captian's Log The Undead 14 May 202213 May 2022 A man can see, if he's willing, if he guesses the truth. A man might lie down amid a forest of headstones; A living man might lie beside his beloved,…
Captian's Log The Undead 13 May 2022 Drunk on blood, bloated by death, he stagers to his crypt. Panting amid the breathless skeletons, he finds his shelf waiting for him. The shadows of the mausoleum enfold this…
Captian's Log Who Bound the Giant? 12 May 2022 The chains rattled as the giant shifted in the darkness. We could hear his breath like a howling storm. He's sleeping, I thought. In the time it takes him to…
Captian's Log Flutter By 8 May 20223 May 2022 The dancing butterfly moves through the field, his bright and regal yellow wings flapping in the gentle breeze. Upon some flower he comes. His weight bends the stalk. There he…
Captian's Log The City on the River Is Fallen 3 May 20223 May 2022 The ruin of a great city! Even the sky was made red, as with blood. The rising ash filled the heavens, reflecting back down to earth the burning embers of…
Captian's Log Days of Darkness 30 Apr 202228 Apr 2022 Maybe they'll read my letter and send someone to find me. Maybe the ashes will come back with the note: Return to sender. I have no idea. The home I…
Captian's Log Days of Darkness 29 Apr 202228 Apr 2022 The wind turns and turns and comes again on its circuit. So too, the message will return. The white ashes will fly over the whole world, but they must return,…
Captian's Log Days of Darkness 28 Apr 2022 The forest has taken over the town. I've watched it through the long decades climbing over the houses and fences, conquering roofs and uplifting sidewalks. Soon, no sign of life,…
Captian's Log Days of Darkness 27 Apr 2022 When the fire finally died in the light of the early morning, a great wind blew in from the east, and there was a silence left in its wake. All…
Captian's Log From a Distance 26 Apr 2022 I sat at a distance. I could hear the jets' low hum even from here. He climbed into the cockpit, and I watched as the flaps moved up and down.…