Captian's Log A-Ring-Ding-Ding! A-Ringle-Dingle-Ding! 19 Jul 2025 A-ring-ding-ding! The service bells are ringing loud.They're ringing through the night.The service bells, they pound and pound!They ring with all their might.A-ringle-dingle-ding! The ghosts are staggering and weak. They cannot…
Captian's Log Story of Story 17 Jul 2025 I recently watched a recording of The Tempest. It was one of the most beautiful plays I have ever seen, and it might have to top Hamlet as my favorite…
Captian's Log While the Elephants Danced: Overview 14 Jul 2025 Well, it took two days to upload to YouTube, but I blathered on for almost an hour about my short story collection. If you want to get a snippet of…
Captian's Log Blazing in My Brains 11 Jul 2025 We play no more this night.It is a deadly thing we think.I'd rather I was sleeping with themthan tempted, wearied, by this fire. Outside, it warms; inside it burns.I'm troubled…
Captian's Log Poem: Broken Glass 9 Jul 2025 Please Read:Broken Glass https://tale-told.com/poems-2/broken-glass/
Captian's Log First Sales 5 Jul 202511 Oct 2025 Well, the first few paperback sales have processed. I honestly don't know how far I'll go. I once jokingly said, "If I make enough to buy a pizza, that's enough."…
Captian's Log A Postscript 3 Jul 2025 I was writing an e-mail, and an idea overtook me. My nom-de-plume? No mask I wear.Though it's a name I choose to bear,revealed to me within a dream—a fearful dream—I…
Captian's Log Launch: While the Elephants Danced 1 Jul 20251 Jul 2025 BUY NOW My book is live. If you've enjoyed my blog, please consider buying a copy. It's $15, and that's $1 for every story. I'm not even charging you for…
Captian's Log Red Skies 19 Jun 202518 Jun 2025 As I wandered under the grey sky, my wondering mind turned over the strange events of the last week. The devil and all his angels, it had seemed, were after…
Captian's Log Left Hand 14 Jun 2025 I wish I understood. I see the pattern. It's a clear enough pattern. The driver's side tire went out, that is, my left tire, the left arm broke off my…