Captian's Log Wicked Ears 28 Jun 202324 Jun 2023 A cozy coffin, a rainy day, a swinging corpse now half decayed, the gallows' gathered murder's caws, and in my grave, I stop and pause and listen to the evening's…
Captian's Log Dust, Ashes, and Ghosts 25 Jun 202324 Jun 2023 "The house burned down seven years ago," he said slowly. His eyes searched my face. "The children, well, they used to keep the rooms locked because the children kept sneaking…
Captian's Log After the Deed 23 Jun 202317 Jun 2023 The sink is red with blood. I can hear myself panting. More soap. The water's running; not enough. I can see specks of blood everywhere. Scrubbing. More soap. Pink bubbles.…
Captian's Log I Killed a Man the Other Day 22 Jun 202317 Jun 2023 I killed a man the other day, and that is why I cannot stay. I killed the man who killed my love. No one can say but Him above, none…
Captian's Log Reflections of the Mind Pt. III 15 May 202313 May 2023 "Dr. Christoph, Dr. Christoph," someone is shaking my arm. I stretch, letting out a little groan. Blinking, I see Dr. Agonson at my side, raising a quizzical eyebrow. "What is…
Captian's Log Reflections of the Mind Pt. II 14 May 202313 May 2023 I see my reflection, faint, in the clear glass, my face like a ghost, the eyes black holes. Beyond, he sits. His chair is bolted to the floor; the chains,…
Captian's Log Rough Draft: Unnatural 25 Apr 2023 It is unnatural to lose a child, but nature goes on. John's nature, always to pull, to search, to unravel, led him down a very unnatural path. Seventeen children had…
Captian's Log Consequences 13 Apr 2023 The dead are with me, their sorrow and forgotten hopes like cavities in the ether. They know you. The dead may forget many things, their names, their loves, but someone…
Captian's Log Black and White and Red All Over 20 Mar 20232 Apr 2024 The sky had been an oppressive white. The day, a suffocating overcast, was only the latest in a long series as cold winter wearied under spring's amorous entreaties. Eventually, even…
Captian's Log Scapegoat 19 Mar 202319 Mar 2023 "That's twenty dead," came a voice into my ear. I turned around, thinking it was someone at the table next to me, but I had forgotten how early it was,…
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