Captian's Log And Yet… 20 Aug 202312 Aug 2023 The sweetest sound I ever heard the crying of a little bird who knew nothing but helpless need and so he sung out for his feed. The greatest warmth, at…
Captian's Log Ce n’est pas un homme 19 Aug 202312 Aug 2023 The possible defeat of death by science is often considered a fait accompli. In daily conversations, it is often assumed, a future assured. It is the end of history, and…
Captian's Log Stable 3 Aug 202329 Jul 2023 Hardly any time, hardly any life, hardly anyone, hardly any strife. Yet working to work is a misery, and much work is done by a bull. I'm stable, but the…
Captian's Log Death’s Letter 11 Jul 202310 Jul 2023 Dear Life, I found I had a quiet hour this evening. Our subject stayed inside because of the rain, so that's another victory for you. I knew it was a…
Captian's Log Dreams or Memories 7 Jul 20231 Jul 2023 I don't know where I was. Maybe it's just a dream. It felt industrial. Big, empty places, like it could have been a warehouse. There was a boiler. I remember…
Captian's Log 2023: Fourth of July 4 Jul 20231 Jul 2023 Happy Fourth of July. I've been thinking about RFK Jr.'s recent rise. Besides his vaccine opposition and criticism of "big pharma," positions for which I have sympathy, I find I'm…
Captian's Log Fevered Rambling 2 Jul 20231 Jul 2023 I'm fighting a fever, and I never know if I'm in my right mind. I know, for a brief moment, when I wake up, when clarity breaks through the haze,…
Captian's Log Limits of my Art 30 Jun 202324 Jun 2023 I sometimes wish I was a painter or sculptor, that I had learned how to make pictures, because sometimes I see images in my head so clearly, so viscerally, images…
Captian's Log 2023: Dobbs 24 Jun 2023 Today is the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, and I'm wondering how many children are turning one today as well on account of it. How many babies are crying…
Captian's Log Hell to Pay 21 Jun 202310 Jun 2023 It's like a fire in my head: one cannot fight all that is said. The truth, once stated, there it ends, but lies go on after truth mends. At some…
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