Captian's Log 2021: The End 31 Dec 202131 Dec 2021 As the year ends and I glance over the triumphs and failures of this last cycle, I wonder how to correlate it. I see victories and defeats, but ask, overall,…
Captian's Log 2021: Merry Christmas 25 Dec 202121 Dec 2021 Merry Christmas! God chose to be. He is, in a sense, existence, but he also existed, he was and is and is to come. But here is Christmas when our…
Captian's Log 2021: Christmas Eve 24 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 Merry Christmas Eve, dear readers. May you be blessed on this holy night. Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Do not be afraid, Marry; you have…
Captian's Log Poem: Monstrous Guests 2 Dec 2021 The vampires are asking for donations;the werewolves just want a bone;the zombies are forming coalitionsbecause they hate to be alone.The swamp-man's in the kiddie pool;Frankenstein has got a head;the ghosts…
Captian's Log 2021: Thanksgiving 25 Nov 202124 Nov 2021 Happy Thanksgiving Y'all, With thankful hearts we gather hereand celebrate with wine and beerthe story of the pilgrims past—told year to year so it will last—the bounty of our present…
Captian's Log Holiday Blues 8 Nov 2021 The world was beautiful after the rain, but though the afternoon sun shone brightly, there was a taste of winter in the air. I wonder if the dead could feel…
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 2020: The End 31 Dec 202030 Dec 2020 Adieu 2020 Well, it's the end of a year, a rather strange year. It seems I know I lot of people who died, though I don't really know anyone who…
Captian's Log 2020: Merry Christmas 25 Dec 202023 Dec 2020 Merry Christmas. I hope you find the day restful. Be with family; be with friends. A favorite in our house, I have been reading aloud the classic, A Christmas Carol.…
Captian's Log 2020: Christmas Eve 24 Dec 202023 Dec 2020 Christmas is tomorrow, and we celebrate the coming of our savior to the world. Come and adore Him, this weeping baby, which is the very God who made the heavens,…