Captian's Log Killing Trees 3 Dec 2021 My bank is always asking me to go paperless. "Save a tree," they say, but so far, I have declined their kind offers. So, every month they send me a…
Captian's Log Poem: Monstrous Guests 2 Dec 2021 The vampires are asking for donations;the werewolves just want a bone;the zombies are forming coalitionsbecause they hate to be alone.The swamp-man's in the kiddie pool;Frankenstein has got a head;the ghosts…
Captian's Log Short: Janus and the Sword 1 Dec 2021 "Don't forget that Janus is double faced," I shouted after him. He stopped, closed the door, and turned back to face me. "What?" he asked. "The god of beginnings, the…
Captian's Log Drabble: No Sympathy for Lovers 30 Nov 2021 "I never knew. I never guessed. I guess it was obvious to anyone with half a brain, but I was in love. There's no sympathy for lovers, they're all fools."…
Captian's Log Short: Project Snowball 28 Nov 2021 "You lied," I said. The old man in the suit said nothing. "This whole time, you've been lying. You covered it all up, didn't you?" The suit got out of…
Captian's Log Drabble: The Tightrope 27 Nov 2021 How thin the line between what was and what will be, this little moment called the now, this razor's edge we walk. I think my feet are bloody, but I…
Captian's Log Young and Old 26 Nov 2021 NOTE: I've been playing with the character of the young man (Roy?) in my mind for a while. I don't have a story for him, quite yet, just some ideas.…
Captian's Log Drabble: When the Dragons Were Released 23 Nov 2021 We heard the sound of it, and felt the earth tremble beneath our feet. We were too late, I realized as that lone, black plume of smoke rose in the…
Captian's Log The Assassin’s Confession 22 Nov 2021 "So that's it? You're just a gun for hire, eh? A damned assassin?" "Not primarily. I was a sailor, mostly, well, to be honest, a smuggler, but everyone was back…
Captian's Log Short Story: Lost Myself Reading 21 Nov 202120 Nov 2021 I originally posted this here for a writing prompt. How long I sat there in silent study, I cannot tell. I know that when I first pulled down that book…