Captian's Log Rambling About Vampires 11 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 There is, in essence, one thing that makes a vampire story, a vampire, but what is a vampire? A few years back, I was disappointed with Carpe Jugulum by Terry…
Captian's Log Through the Underworld 10 Oct 20265 Oct 2026 Okay, bad news is that this isn't the fun fairytale otherworld. Not Oz or Narnia. Not even the unpleasant delirium of Wonderland. Um, this is where the vampires are from,…
Captian's Log The Derelict 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026 The derelict's shadow fell on us, and our voices sank into an unwitting silence. We'd been arguing, politics, a friendly sort of game, like tennis. In the game of politics,…
Captian's Log A Broad Road to Travel 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026 …Thereby correlating our data with certain necessary preferences dictated to us by that highest of all authorities, the will of the people, I think we will be able to correctly…
Captian's Log Absconded 16 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Scented candles warred for dominance in the little occultist's room, each trying to spread, in turn, peach or lilac or whatever "Sea Breeze" was. Many other pleasant odors pilfered from…
Captian's Log It Counts 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Hovering over the scene, its engines purring with malevolent anticipation, the copter traced the feuding bands, labeling individuals, correlating data, locking onto targets. What was to the average individual a…
Captian's Log Unknowing 2 Aug 202625 Jul 2026 What we don't know is always in question. I'll admit, I'm not even sure we will know I exist and am talking to you right now. I suppose that will…
Captian's Log Meditations on Hell 1 Jul 202630 Jun 2026 To be so close to Hell is, I'm sure, a great advantage to me. I am edified. Not every night, my neighbor goes on a bender shouting so loudly I…
Captian's Log The Sweetness of Blood 29 Jun 2026 "I've never murdered anyone with red hair on a Sunday. It's like you don't know me at all." I cocked the gun. "Really," he went on. "You have nothing to…
Captian's Log Troublesome Corpse 25 Jun 2026 We understand the difficulty, being dead and all, but you really can't just lie there all day. You're obstructing traffic, if nothing else. As regards other things, well, I doubt…
