Captian's Log Winding the Gears 28 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 Just as my hand came over the button, a voice called out: "Stop!" Frozen, the sweat dripping from my brow, I finally forced my head to turn toward the sound.…
Captian's Log Blessed Silence, Blessed Light 27 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 Such blessed silence, I stalk the walls and walls of shelves, my fingers tickling the spines of old tales and dead voices. Rough felt, and the scent of aged leaves.…
Captian's Log Our Shadows Ahead of Us 26 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 There are shadows ahead. I see darkness coming down the mountain. Light dies, and in the valley, the sky will be dark under the trees. There will be darkness in…
Captian's Log Lego Man 22 Jul 202618 Jul 2026 There alone, a single, little slip, a silver star, passing through dark space. I know how it was made, and for what use. Its pilot, as single minded as his…
Captian's Log Not Yet 20 Jul 202618 Jul 2026 Where curtains fall and dreams cascade, applause are heard, where the lights fade, I thought I caught a glimpse, found you without your mask, and heavy on my heart, a…
Captian's Log A Short, Smuggled, Communiqué 16 Jul 202610 Jul 2026 I believe we are not welcome here, my Lord. I do not know exactly what faux pas my predecessor committed that they returned him to us in four pieces, but…
Captian's Log Statue 14 Jul 20269 Jul 2026 There once stood a stone hereabouts, carved in the shape of a man, a statue, that is. I wanted to see the face again. There was a quality to it.…
Captian's Log Noble Intentions 13 Jul 20269 Jul 2026 "The most noble intentions," he sighed. "That's what you say to your prospective father-in-law. And yet, you both know, those unimpugnable intentions involve some rather unspeakable activities—crude, biological acts for…
Captian's Log For a Kiss 11 Jul 20269 Jul 2026 We have little time, but all of time is too little, too short a span, too mean a measure, even for this kiss. You have two lips, but I have…
Captian's Log When I Was Dead 10 Jul 20264 Jul 2026 The thing that struck me, how do I say, when I was dead, I saw everyone… I saw everyone differently. Souls, I think, but something more representative than literal. You,…
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