Captian's Log Twilit Musings 19 Sep 202318 Sep 2023 He wondered if there was a world, somewhere, where the twilight never passed away into either the hard heat of day or the sharp chill of night. He prayed, he…
Captian's Log A Walk Along the Shore 17 Sep 202311 Sep 2023 A little drink to calm the nerves; a little rest, it always serves. One needs to dream to be awake. Without a dream, my soul will break. I took a…
Captian's Log An Agreement 15 Sep 20239 Sep 2023 We escaped in winter. They would not chase us in the snow because they knew we would die—that they would die, probably, chasing us. We knew we would die. It…
Captian's Log Before the Morning 10 Sep 20239 Sep 2023 A world remains none can explain as time reveals what we all feel. A world devoured by evil power that once imprisoned what has arisen. A world forgotten now is…
Captian's Log Zombie Ship 28 Aug 202319 Aug 2023 I watched the zombie ship pass. The hull looked worse for wear. No hand steered her now, and I suspect she'd hit a few shoals on her voyage. How she…
Captian's Log A Zombie Crawls Out of the Sea 21 Apr 2023 I see reflections in your faded eye and where the other's missing shadows lie; I see your grinding teeth and snapping jaw; I see your hand reach out to grasp…
Captian's Log Second Death 9 Apr 2023 The dead are not to blame for our fear; neither are we. Some things just are. The urn is heavier than I'd imagined, the night colder than I'd thought. The…
Captian's Log Meditations by the Sea 28 Mar 2023 When I gaze upon the ocean and the troubled sky and wish I'd skill to set it down, preserve the infinite in some finite oils—but that was not my way,…
Captian's Log I’m Off 27 Mar 2023 I'm off to the beach, to the shore and sea, to the sands and the waves and the gulls. I'm off for a rest, a little recess, to escape all…
Captian's Log The Endless Cycle 11 Feb 2023 The zombie was helpless, half buried in the sand. Only its torso, head, and an arm were free. A crab, those insidious scavengers, was behind it, tearing off bits of…