Captian's Log If Romance 7 Jun 20233 Jun 2023 He leaned toward Sheila, and she leaned toward him. Their eyes closed as their lips puckered. He could feel the warmth of her skin as they drew closer. Then, the…
Captian's Log If Horror 6 Jun 20233 Jun 2023 He leaned toward Sheila, and she leaned toward him. Their eyes closed as their lips puckered. He could feel the warmth of her skin as they drew closer. Then, the…
Captian's Log A Tale Told by Firelight 18 Mar 2023 In all my travels, I have only one tale to tell that could be called a ghost story. It was after the battle of Torkan. I had been stripped of…
Captian's Log Please Read: The Portrait of Science 6 Mar 2023 Please Read:The PortraitofScience https://taletold.wordpress.com/short-stories/the-portrait-of-science/
Captian's Log From the Archives: On Ghosts 14 Jul 2022 This was originally written for The Story Club (a community which lives on as The Story Ark) around Halloween. So, as we are temporarily The SPOOKY Club, and as we…
Captian's Log From the Archives: On Writing Spooky Stories 14 Jun 2022 With the advent of The Story SPOOKY Club's Ghost Story Contest, I have been wondering what makes a tale spooky. Perspective seems to play a large part: I had a…
Captian's Log Happy Halloween | Ghosted 31 Oct 202130 Oct 2021 So, I won the ghost story competition I mentioned in my post, Preparing for Halloween. Go read it here: The doorbell rang with an insistent temerity. A glance at my…
Captian's Log Preparing for Halloween 25 Oct 2021 We never get trick-r-treaters where I live. This makes me sad. Every year, I buy candy, just in case, hoping that some little spook will come down our driveway and…
Captian's Log Short Story: Long Night 23 Dec 2020 Please Read: Long Night Excerpt: The clock had stopped, and I, afraid to move, remained within my chair as still as its unmoving hands. It seemed to me, as night…
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