Captian's Log Rough Draft: Opening Remarks at a Mad Science Convention 5 Jun 20269 Jun 2026 Additionally, the genius of Dr. Frankenstein was bound by certain conventions. Even Dr. Pretorius was captive to the human form in his experiments. Our forebearers were, in the end, imitators…
Captian's Log Rambling Thoughts: Mustaches 3 Jun 2026 I was thinking about Poirot, specifically the television show with David Suchet. Poirot's illustrious mustaches must provide some sort of counterbalancing effect upon his otherwise orderly and methodical nature. Though…
Captian's Log Broken Sword 2 Jun 2026 Such sorrow touched my soul, I could not lift my head. Never would I be whole.My lady lay there dead. What madness then was mine, my mind cleft by despair.I'd…
Captian's Log The Smallest Thing 1 Jun 20266 Jun 2026 An atom, the original meaning of the word, was the idea that if you broke things down to their basic elements, the smallest thing you could break things down to…
Captian's Log Crow + Mirror 31 May 202630 May 2026 Still feeling real sick. Got another round of antibiotics. Hopefully this does the trick. Here's a very short piece: And when you touched my soul, it burst,a thousand shards of…
Captian's Log A Truth in a Failure to Communicate 30 May 2026 I don't know if I have ever written about this on my blog, but it is an experience I think worthy of contemplation. I was working a fun job after…
Captian's Log Helpful Voices 29 May 2026 We think you ought to change the channel. The thought burst into my mind from seemingly nowhere, and before I'd had time to even consider it, I was flipping through…
Captian's Log Look Me in the Eye 28 May 2026 "Look me in the eye." "Which one?" I stammered. "The… um… the big one." "This one?" "Sure. That's not the big one, but sure. No, stop. Just pick one eye…
Captian's Log Up From the Drain 27 May 2026 The gelatin moved in rapid undulations. The still mass of slime which had to that point lain dormant was suddenly alive. Leaping from its bed with grasping and unformed strands…
Captian's Log Life: Sick and Tired 26 May 2026 I have been sick the last few days. There seems a sort of poetic aspect to it all. You see, I'm also about to get laid off. I got sick…