Captian's Log Clarence 30 Dec 202326 Dec 2023 He knew by a sharp and irrefutable instinct who it was. Who else would it be? Instantly, he was awake and sober, his hand reaching for the blessed beads he'd…
Captian's Log Clarence 29 Dec 202326 Dec 2023 Taking off his round spectacles, he gave them an absentminded scrub on the end of his shirt and replaced them. The blurry outline of his head gazed up at him.…
Captian's Log Clarence 28 Dec 202326 Dec 2023 He had stopped somewhere, he would have wondered where if he'd the mental fortitude, beside a lamppost beneath which a collection of rain had formed a muddy and reflective puddle.…
Captian's Log Clarence 27 Dec 202326 Dec 2023 The dark and terrible thought passed through his mind as he wandered, sleepless, over the rain-speckled pavement. Will I ever sleep again? The question haunted him as he propelled himself…
Captian's Log Dear Reader: Over the Next Few Days 26 Dec 2023 Dear Reader, I will be away from the blog for a week or so. I've got some pre-written posts ready to be automatically published over my absence. Most of them…
Captian's Log The Tongue 23 Dec 2023 The hurt on his face cut at my soul, but the words kept pouring from my mouth. I could not stop—I prayed I'd stop, but it was like a whole…
Captian's Log Strange Is the Wind 22 Dec 2023 Strange is the wind which blows over the lost desert, for in that howling waste, whispers may be heard of ancient cries to battle, echoes of the love songs of…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 21 Dec 2023 This last piece was news to me. I looked over my shoulder and saw Fred, yawning over a cup of coffee. "Really? A goat's head?" I asked. He grunted. "No…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 20 Dec 2023 Ez the bookworm chimed in in her monotonous drone. "According to legend, the sad ghost, as it's called, was an unnamed visitor to the castle—" I thought I'd improve everyone's…
Captian's Log Sad Ghost 19 Dec 2023 The latest addition to the crew seemed highly agitated by all this. He nearly threw his spoon down and cast me what I suppose was meant to be a sharp…
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