Captian's Log Final Words 28 Jun 2022 Well, this is weird, last night I wrote a post, and then didn't post it. The document was still open when I got up this morning. I just never put…
Captian's Log Drabble: The Sidewalk Ends 13 Jan 2022 One day you gave up. I don't know why. You just stopped. You're like a dead fish carried in a stream; I see you moving, but there's no life there.…
Captian's Log Poem: The Dreamer Waits 17 Nov 2021 The days are coming when the days will endthe years draw near when the sun will setAnd in the final hour of our liveswhat dreams remain? I was wandering through…
Captian's Log Short: Our Last Night 19 Oct 2021 The fading light stretched through the wall of windows, painting the apartment orange. He sat in his chair, facing the sunset, his rifle resting upon his lap. "The world's last…
Captian's Log Poem: End of the World 10 Jul 2021 So this is the end of the world when all ships have been docked into port, There's no train to be caught, and we all must get off. Disaster is…
Captian's Log Election Night 2020 3 Nov 2020 Well, it's election night, and I think it's the first one since I started this blog. I've made no secret of my political views: I'm hoping for a Trump win.…
Captian's Log Poem: Ending Day 22 Oct 2020 How glorious, this ending day,the puffy clouds were orange and pink;how marvelous the light did playas the bright sun began to sink. And driving home I had the thoughtthat painters…
Captian's Log Crystal Sun 15 May 2020 I was in the barn that first snow. Sweat was gathering on me, mixing with the dust. I could feel the dirt of the day clinging to my burning skin.…
Captian's Log Short Story: The Last Night 19 Jan 2020 They knew it was the last night, we all knew. Bits of snow, stubborn holdouts of a fading winter, here and there gathered on a sidewalk or street corner. To…
Captian's Log 2019: The End 31 Dec 2019 So here it ends. Another year is fulfilled. Let the Roaring twenties begin! (Let’s skip the whole prohibition thing this decade, please). This has been a year of ups and…