Captian's Log Thief’s Testimony Re. What Happened 18 May 202317 May 2023 My cell was cold and damp and dark. I'm not sure if…well, what I would have seen, if there was any light, if I'd have wanted to see it. Some…
Captian's Log Reflections of the Mind Pt. III 15 May 202313 May 2023 "Dr. Christoph, Dr. Christoph," someone is shaking my arm. I stretch, letting out a little groan. Blinking, I see Dr. Agonson at my side, raising a quizzical eyebrow. "What is…
Captian's Log Reflections of the Mind Pt. II 14 May 202313 May 2023 I see my reflection, faint, in the clear glass, my face like a ghost, the eyes black holes. Beyond, he sits. His chair is bolted to the floor; the chains,…
Captian's Log Reflections of the Mind Pt. I 13 May 2023 "Give him five more minutes." The episode is nearly over and done, and as the mania runs its course, the patient rocks in his chair, mumbling over and over: Do…
Captian's Log To See Hell 12 May 2023 Some crawled out of the flames. I sat on the roof of the old Subaru gazing into the inferno. As the sky darkened with night, the fire seemed only to…
Captian's Log The Sanctuary 10 May 2023 The sanctuary was made of glass, like a diamond. Inside, all was light and beauty. I felt a bubbling joy building inside me, wanting to escape like laughter, but with…
Captian's Log Goodbye, Old Friend 9 May 20238 May 2023 "You can always close the door," I said, "but if you ever want to open it again, I will be there." "You arrogant bastard!" he shouted, slamming the door in…
Captian's Log Spidery Eyes 6 May 202313 Apr 2024 The dim light grows bright The dark wall starts to crawl The fifty or so spidery eyeballs glare at me with hatred as they scurry away into the shadows. They…
Captian's Log Fortune Told 3 May 20232 May 2023 The fortune teller's got my hand and pulled my arm into her stand. Her finger's tickling my palm. Her face grows white, her eyes, not calm, are wide and staring…
Captian's Log The Three Patients 2 May 202330 Apr 2023 Then there is the burnt one. He has been on hospice now for seven years. His charred, blackened corpse should not continue, but it does. His screams fill the night,…