Captian's Log Babel 2.0 26 Mar 2020 It’s been about eight days since I began my “social distancing” in earnest. I never knew how great a conversationalist I was, but I have been talking with myself quite…
Captian's Log Rough Draft: Vampire’s Revenge 16 Mar 2020 A man sat outside begging, his unwashed stench sometimes wafting in with the summer breeze through the open window. He sat holding a little tin cup in one hand, stretching…
Top Ten Books Agonson’s Top 10: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 29 Feb 2020 It has entered my mind to formulate a list of books which have been meaningful to me, both in the pleasure they offer and also in the effect they had.…
Captian's Log Identity 16 Feb 2020 “The chains seem a little much,” I observed pulling at them. They weren’t the standard issue, stainless steel shackles one might expect: Medieval iron chains wrapped my arms, legs, and…
Captian's Log The Joke 4 Feb 2020 So, generally, I neither shy away from the subject of politics nor race towards it headlong. However, tonight I want to consider a discussion I had with someone who found…
Captian's Log Drabble: Crossed Swords 25 Jan 2020 The swords crossed with a simple clang announcing the beginning of the duel. The patrons all stood, startled, backing up toward the walls as the combatants began their debate. Some…
Captian's Log Dialogue: Check Up 2 Jan 2020 Doctor: Patient 71, identified as . . . John Doe. Died as of . . . unknown. Is there anything you’d like to declare? 71: We will rise. Doctor: Yes,…
Captian's Log Poem: Lunatics Love 16 Aug 201916 Aug 2019 (Or is it, Lunatic's Love?) The moon, so loveless, wanders on, yet every night she follows me. I wish she would just stay away, or better if she would just…
Captian's Log Well Ackchyually 6 Aug 2019 As it was growing time for my annual shearing, and I was expecting a guest soon, I managed to leave my house today with the expectation of shedding the luscious…
