Captian's Log Short Poem: The Forest and the Trees 31 Jan 2022 The pine trees wave upon the hilla rumour spreads from limb to bough;and whispered as the air grows still,they say a forest's here, somehow. No one believes the tale is…
Captian's Log Short: The Curator 19 Dec 202117 Dec 2021 They put me in charge of the vault after the injury. No good in the field; a liability. But, I always had an acumen for detail and such. Actually, this…
Captian's Log Short: Unwanted 18 Dec 202117 Dec 2021 They left me. I understand. We were running for our lives. We were terrified. It was dark. I understand, but it still hurt to see them all jump into the…
Captian's Log Killing Trees 3 Dec 2021 My bank is always asking me to go paperless. "Save a tree," they say, but so far, I have declined their kind offers. So, every month they send me a…
Captian's Log Drabble: Hieroglyphs 12 Nov 2021 "What do you know about hieroglyphs?" "Nothing. What's hieroglyph with you?" "That's not even a joke." "That's what makes it funny." "What?" "The face you made. Why are you asking…
Captian's Log Let Loose the Memes of War 11 Nov 202111 Nov 2021 Do you ever get the feeling that this isn't about reason? Terror seldom is. One political faction warns that if the jury does not decide against Rittenhouse, there will be…
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 How Conversations With Me Usually Go | From the Perspective of my Long-Suffering Friends 7 Nov 2021 "There's a story they tell about a dog. Barks at a fellow or something. Something happens. The point is . . . " My friend's voice trailed off. "Your point?"…
Captian's Log Everything! 2 Oct 2021 Sometimes, I like to work outside. I'll take a lawn chair and a little card table and set it under the cherry tree, and then I'll do whatever it is…
Captian's Log Drabble: Heel! 30 Sep 2021 "Time can never heel." "Don't say that." "Well, it can't." "Yes, it can. Tell me what's wrong." "I just said. Time can't heel." "I know, but what is it. What…