Captian's Log Dark Prayers 29 Sep 2026 Resounding with triumphal noise, the procession marched or danced toward the palace. The dancers leapt and ran, drawing streaming ribbons in their wake which were fluttering with the yellows and…
Captian's Log What’s Done 27 Sep 202626 Sep 2026 The drifting ashes danced in the languid sunbeams streaming through the twisting branches and gnarled boughs of the western glade. A log snapped in two, and the bonfire burst into…
Captian's Log Burning Ship 25 Aug 2026 There was a time, the thought passed through my head, when I did not care. The sea was beautiful, soft, and calm, the sun warm and bright. The ship was…
Captian's Log It Counts 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Hovering over the scene, its engines purring with malevolent anticipation, the copter traced the feuding bands, labeling individuals, correlating data, locking onto targets. What was to the average individual a…
Captian's Log It’s Over the Silhouette, Stars 12 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 Stars danced in his vision as the thick gloves throttled his throat. Fire crawled down the avenger's arms, licking greedy tongues against his defenseless face. He could not scream. He…
Captian's Log It’s Over the Silhouette, Stars 11 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 The silhouette, a moment obscured by the raging fire, stepped through the rising wall of flame. The spacesuit, otherwise protective in its thick layers, was not immune to the inferno,…
Captian's Log It’s Over the Silhouette, Stars 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 "It's over!" he shouted. "You've won." The silhouette in the doorway said nothing. "Look around you! Everything's on fire. We're careening toward Earth. You've killed us all." A blinking readout…
Captian's Log Look Me in the Eye 28 May 2026 "Look me in the eye." "Which one?" I stammered. "The… um… the big one." "This one?" "Sure. That's not the big one, but sure. No, stop. Just pick one eye…
Captian's Log Hearth 16 Apr 202611 Apr 2026 Her smile warmed me a little, and despite the hour and all the noise, I tried to reciprocate. I'm not sure I was quite able to smile, but I nodded.…
Captian's Log Cinder’s Nest 25 Mar 202619 Mar 2026 Sweet are the faces smiling now, sweet in their blind rapture. Sweet are the nods, and sweet their squinting eyes, approval for all that they despise. I will destroy, I…
