Captian's Log Double Sick 6 Dec 2025 Feeling pretty sick, because I am. Pneumonia, and I tested positive for the flu. At the moment, I'm far from home. No friends or family nearby to ask for help.…
Captian's Log Beyond Criticism | The Greatness of What Never Was 15 Aug 2025 Have I ever talked about one of the greatest plays I ever wrote? I probably have. When I started high school, all freshmen were compelled to take study hall regardless…
Captian's Log Just Ridiculous 21 Jul 2025 My sister is coming for a visit, and my niece is tagging along on the flimsiest of excuses, calling my sister her mother. It's all a little too convenient: she…
Captian's Log Birth 10 Apr 202510 Apr 2025 The stars await our tardy shipswhile by distracting rings and blips our eyes are caught in glowing glass. We gaze no more on Heaven's bliss—how many chances shall we missbefore…
Captian's Log Mothers’ Day 12 May 2024 Happy Mothers' Day My mother has refused to let me or any of us do anything for her, but we have spent nearly the whole day together, quietly. My father…
Captian's Log Mom’s Wisdom 31 Jan 202427 Jan 2024 My mom is a font of wisdom, often finding the perfect turn of phrase as if by accident. If she produced only one or two of these proverbs, I might…
Captian's Log Jerk 3 Dec 2017 I love going to the movies: the popcorn, soda, dimming lights, fantasy, it’s everything I want. My mother, on the other hand, can barely stand it when I drag her…
Captian's Log Happy Veterans’ Day 9 Nov 20179 Nov 2017 I’ve recently puzzled together a mystery from last year. Let me set the scene for you. My mother and I, leaving a store, passed a couple of veterans in uniform…
Captian's Log Mother’s Mistakes 10 May 201710 May 2017 In preparation for mother's day I would like to take some time to remember one of my mom's greatest mistakes. I was watching a cartoon, being around seven or ten…
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