Captian's Log Short Story: Carry On 7 Dec 2020 I looked up again, recognition slowly dawning. The face, it was older; the mouth drooped in the corners which it hadn't used to. The glasses looked about the same as…
Captian's Log What is Best In Life? 5 Dec 2020 I have heard it implied that no culture is better than any other. This seems, on the face of it, wrong. As part of the nature of a culture, it…
Captian's Log Dialogue: Why? 8 Oct 2020 "I don't know how it came to this. There's trash all around us. That's a dumpster. We're hiding in an alleyway." "You asked a question." "It was just a question."…
Captian's Log Poem: Battle Cry 29 Aug 2020 By the broken hands which turn,—Can I tell you? Can you learn?—by this sacred grove of trees—in this light cast by their leaves,in this mountain's shadow cold,in this moment growing…
Captian's Log 2020: Happy Fourth of July 4 Jul 20201 Jul 2020 The Fourth of July is here again! Happy Independence Day! Set the barbeque alight, and wolf down your food. Paint the night with fire, and rest under the summer stars.…
Captian's Log Poem: The Revolution 30 Jun 2020 There, sallow and dirty, dying and dead, the wicked we feared now fears for its head. So lift up the banners, make a loud shout. There’s nothing to fear; we’re…
Captian's Log Drabble: A Passing Thought 27 Jun 2020 The reflection in the lake catches a passing bird, whose shadowy and murky form glide quickly over the glasslike water until it reaches the edge of the pool and is…
Captian's Log Fear and Slavery 6 May 2020 Two of my all time favorite movies are The Matrix and The Truman Show. Now, for anyone who doesn’t know, these are both based off of very similar premises: They…
Captian's Log Death of Freedom 17 Jun 201917 Jun 2019 I find two tigers circling each other, each growling terrible threats. One says it undermines our freedom, to take the symbol and destroy it. I tremble, seeing its fangs bared…
Captian's Log Lentils 28 Sep 2018 For what would you sacrifice freedom? Would you, as ancient Israel, chose for yourself the food of slavery? They complained against the LORD after he led them from Egypt, wanting…