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 Short: I Don’t Believe in Rats 29 Oct 2021 I could hear them scurrying in the darkness, their little claws scratching, their yellowed teeth tearing. Their squeaks and squeals echoed through the cavernous passages. This was their home; I…
Captian's Log Poem: Halloween Comes Tiptoeing 28 Oct 2021 As Halloween comes tiptoeing our way,and all the spooks crawl out their crypts to play;as all the monsters come in for a shock,the line goes out the door around the…
Captian's Log Short: The Dark Thing on the Beach 27 Oct 2021 The lighthouse stood, not perfectly straight, on the very extreme of the craggy bluff. It leaned as men are known to lean when they want to catch sight of something…
Captian's Log Drabble: The Miner’s Tale 24 Oct 2021 Deep in the earth, wrapped in chthonic shadow, they writhe, pulling against their adamantium chains. No one knows who bound them, what they are, but we hear them. When we're…
Captian's Log The Empty City 21 Oct 2021 The fevered rain fell like waves over the city and her bare streets, fell splashing and crashing over her deserted roads. Her gutters gurgled and spat, her sewers overflowed, and…
Captian's Log Short: Our Last Night 19 Oct 2021 The fading light stretched through the wall of windows, painting the apartment orange. He sat in his chair, facing the sunset, his rifle resting upon his lap. "The world's last…
Captian's Log From the Archives: The Hannibal Books 15 Oct 2021 With a little hel(l/p) from my insomnia, I've finally finished the Hannibal books. Now, I should probably start at the beginning, which technically wasn't the beginning, because I didn't start…
Captian's Log Short Story: The Machine of Our Dreams 8 Oct 2021 "You don't understand," I said. "I didn't design this!" He gazed at me fixedly, trying to master himself in spite of the drink. Setting his beer down, he said slowly,…
Captian's Log Short: Imhotep Enthroned 5 Oct 2021 The ancient bandages had, throughout the long decades, fused to his flesh. His face had melted into his death shroud so that the pattern of the wrap seemed to be…
