Captian's Log The Way of the Dead Gods 9 Aug 20237 Aug 2023 What a deadly, whistling breeze passes through the broken giants. The ancient stones, carved in the likeness of dead kings, stand tall and massive, their unblinking and senseless eyes gazing…
Captian's Log Short Story: The Pugilist 7 Aug 2023 Please Read: The Pugilist Excerpt: …from my research that the manifestation of the cultists’ collective belief into a corporeal reality, affecting the mental capacities of all witnesses (note: see if…
Captian's Log The Mask Wears a Shadow 2 Aug 202329 Jul 2023 The softest sound in the world can be a breaking heart. Some hearts crash or burn or get crushed—they make noise. My heart…there wasn't even a whimper; there wasn't a…
Captian's Log Waking Up 1 Aug 202329 Jul 2023 We imagine we're heroes in the safety of our minds, rescuing imaginary damsels, speaking hard truths in the faces of fantasied tyrants, willing to sacrifice everything in ancient battles for…
Captian's Log Layover 28 Jul 202322 Jul 2023 Meditating to the sizzling fryer and the waitress' and cook's banter, I smiled. Here was as good a place as any to die, maybe to live. Somewhere in between, I…
Captian's Log Layover 26 Jul 202322 Jul 2023 As my eyes rolled over the simple meals offered, my mouth let out: "Forget it all." It was more of a mumble than anything, but she heard. She cocked her…
Captian's Log Winter’s Murder 25 Jul 202322 Jul 2023 How hungry winter left them. They had feasted mightily before the snow. During the battle, the streams had run red, and the corpses had burst in the autumnal sun. Now…
Captian's Log Layover 24 Jul 202317 Jul 2023 Coughing, growling, I cleared my throat. "Water," I begged in a whisper. A pleasant stream of pleasantries poured from the waitress as I sat upon a stool and as she…
Captian's Log Layover 22 Jul 202317 Jul 2023 As I walked over the black pavement, I felt the heat double. The sun above, cooking me and the road, the road below, hot as a frying pan, and I…
Captian's Log Layover 20 Jul 202317 Jul 2023 The dusty road went on into the desolate plain, tapering until it fell out of sight in the far haze of heat which separated the clear, blue sky from the…