Captian's Log I Know 9 Sep 2019 He sat outside the apartments—the smell of the polish was always upsetting in the enclosed environment of his room—rubbing the leather of his shoes. He was looking down, his bony…
Captian's Log Short Poem: Struggle 28 Aug 2019 The thoughts inside my head will not come out, and struggling for life they force my shout. For them I rasp, for them I groan; they make me speak until…
Captian's Log Sound of Silence 24 May 2019 There are sad refrains in a life, repeated bars which bring no joy to hear. I knew a mythical creature called a griffin. I had little love for this beast,…
Captian's Log Poem: Gouged Eyes 1 Jan 2019 Please read: Gouged Eyes Excerpt: I followed the rules, I bided my time, I crossed every T, I waited in line; Each step was measured, all things were prepared, and yet…
Captian's Log Sonnet: No Hope 27 Nov 2018 Please read: No Hope So, I need a root canal. Fun. Anyway, the poetry of the situation hit me between bursts of intense pain that my tooth is dying, and once…
Captian's Log Furthermore 27 May 2018 Coming off of the rather pedantic argument I criticized in my last post regarding omnipotence, I’d like to address another objection to Christian thought, the problem of pain. Taking three…
Captian's Log Life or Death 10 May 201811 May 2018 I don’t know how long ago I killed the engine. In the winternight’s darkness, my hand rested on the key: a quick turn and I could be out of here,…
Captian's Log Hard Love 25 Feb 2018 I want to tell them the truth, to love them, but know my tongue must cut like a surgeon, must possess art this young stutterer lacks. So I pray my…
Captian's Log E.R. 12 Feb 201812 Feb 2018 So, this post will be a bit offbeat as I write it from within an E. R. waiting room. Don't worry: I have no reason to believe this to be…