Captian's Log Fear Remains 17 Jun 2022 And fear remains when hatred failsas like the earth under the tide.When it recedes with foamy trailsthe swell reveals what it did hide. What slimy things lie on that sand,the…
Captian's Log Poem: I Welcome Fire 15 Jun 2022 The deadly flame, locked up in glass,a ready aim, the sunburnt grass;the shot rings out, the lantern falls.Too late his shout, useless his calls;the fire lives, is spreading fast,but death…
Captian's Log Confessions of an Outraged Heart 24 Mar 2022 (Note: If you read only the first part, you will do me a disservice. Either set yourself to read the whole of what I have to say or do not…
Captian's Log Short: The Turning of the Tide 11 Jan 2022 "It's rather relaxing," I said. He groaned groggily. I kicked his limp head, and he sputtered out profanities. "Wake up," I said. "What the hell!" he shouted. "It's peaceful," I…
Captian's Log Drabble: Our Sole Soul 27 May 2021 We traveled far in this life, but never seemed to get anywhere. We have gone through countries that have no markings on our maps, and seen strange places that would…
Captian's Log Paradox of Life: Offenses Must Come 2 Mar 2021 I used to have a recurring fantasy in grade school. I would sit in history class, next to the window, look out at the hills, and I would imagine a…
Captian's Log Drabble: Man vs Zombie 10 Dec 202010 Dec 2020 The problem with zombies is you can't hate them. Sure, they're destructive, evil, horrible, but they're also mindless. They just do what they do. You might as well hate the…
Captian's Log Rough Draft: I Once Saw a Man Who Had Had Enough 21 Nov 2020 I once saw a man who had had enough. It was the eighth day, a week and a day . . . We could see them the whole time, hear…
Captian's Log Rant: The Sound of Silence 28 Sep 2020 The softest sounds make the greatest noise when imbued with meaning. What cannon could compete with the silent expression of a lover's eyes? We go around this life imagining, not…
Captian's Log Hate 23 Mar 2020 “This seems a strange place to meet,” he said. He had forgone his customarily bright regalia. No capes, no tassels, just a suit, like a businessman would wear. Even the…