Captian's Log Enraptured 8 May 2018 So, how did I, despite my parents’ tireless work to correct their deviant child, become so fixated on the darker side of fantasy? Much of my blog bears evidence their…
Captian's Log Looking Back 2 Jan 2018 To Endure: Part 2 So, some astute readers may have noticed that one of my short stories had part 1 for a subtitle. This would seem to imply at least…
Captian's Log Poem: Ghost Ship 27 Nov 2017 I started a new poem. Beneath the stormy waves the ghost ship plunged. It out of sight, we hoped she was now done, and quick was our attention wrest that…
Captian's Log Poem: Facing Death 14 Oct 2017 The Addition: And such are these four, you may wish to learn, that what one can see all others discern. Multiple bodies together played host, obeying dictates from a single…
Captian's Log Short Story: The Empty Room 1 Oct 2017 Please read my short story: The Empty Room This is the finishing up of a short story I first presented in the post A Ghost Story.
Captian's Log A Ghost Story 8 Sep 2017 Started a new story. I don't know where it is going necessarily. Pausing at each word, he asks, “Are…ghosts…real?” “Are ghosts real,” the old man scoffs, “You’ve just seen ‘em.”…
Captian's Log Night Terrors: Finished 27 Aug 201726 Aug 2017 Please read my poem, Night Terrors. Thank you to everyone who liked the rough draft of this poem. You can read the earlier version here: Regarding Night Terrors. This was a…
Captian's Log A Coffin for Two (Continued) 24 Aug 2017 After about a month's hiatus, I return to my short story, A Coffin for Two. The little brass bell dances up and down at the opening of the door.…
Captian's Log Rest and Peace 17 Aug 2017 I just finished my summer term! It feels really good knowing I won’t have to get up and go to school for a few weeks. No more tests, no more…
Captian's Log Inspiration Struck 9 Aug 20179 Aug 2017 I have been praying for an idea to submit to SMM 2017 Halloween Writing Contest, and today I found the perfect subject, Jack O' Lantern, who's sometimes called, Stingy Jack. Utilizing…