Captian's Log There’s a Cost 2 Feb 2023 "I thought you'd give me hope, or comfort, maybe, something to ease this pain. Maybe just a touch—if I could feel something, but I don't. It's all empty and dull,…
Captian's Log Mesmerist 1 Feb 2023 The pendant swings in time with the mesmerist’s chant as the seconds slowly spend themselves and spin themselves, the hands slowly passing where they've passed before, and so are minutes,…
Captian's Log Angels, Knights, and Dragons 31 Jan 2023 We have a choice before us, one little blip in our lives to decide the rest of this man's life, and more. We can ask the question of whether he…
Captian's Log Three and One 30 Jan 2023 (Author's note: I've been taking some melatonin to help me sleep the last few days. I have found that they have worked too well, and I have been exhausted and…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “The Vault of Horror” 18 Jan 2023 So, I had a little fun and watched an old movie I'd found on YouTube, The Vault of Horror (1973). I mainly did this because Tom Baker was in it.…
Captian's Log Lodgings 20 Dec 202220 Dec 2022 The wolfman growled at the castle door as the rain soaked its fur. The snout, twisted in a snarl, opened, barking out pained, half-human words. "Let me in!" "Not by…
Captian's Log Ghost of Cain 7 Dec 2022 I have been in one fight in my life, one real fight. I've been in martial arts since twelve or so; I've sparred quite a bit, but that's just play,…
Captian's Log Whyever 30 Nov 2022 The dead man lay on the floor, like you do, I suppose, when you're dead. Still. He lay there very still. I watched for any sign of movement. I'd heard…
Captian's Log Love and Death 19 Nov 2022 "My own thoughts on the matter reflect a rather uncharitable view," I said languidly. The shot hit the mark. The two ceased their bickering and glared evilly at me. I…
Captian's Log Demons in the Code 14 Nov 2022 After seven days, the computer rebooted in the cold isolation of space. Systems back online. Communications down. Life-support…offline. The oxygen readings were at 0%. The internal thermometers had bottomed out.…