Captian's Log Beyond 24 Mar 202618 Mar 2026 Written the morning before returning to work after being sick: Beyond the fever, beyond the dream,beyond death's cold and bitter gleam,beyond the shadows, beyond the night,beyond all this, I see…
Captian's Log Tea 21 Mar 202614 Mar 2026 Home sick on a beautiful day. I want to run and leap in the sun, it's been raining so long, but I can't breathe. A pot of tea, I try…
Captian's Log Happy St. Patrick’s Day (A Haiku) 17 Mar 2026 Saint Patrick's Day, but—evergreens black under fog—cold so slowly lifts I have caught a cold going around at work. Feeling a little better every day. Read an article on Substack…
Captian's Log Deliver Us From Evil 25 Jan 202620 Jan 2026 What a horror haunted night I've spent. I speak of no nightmares nor bad dreams. I lay awake, hour upon hour passing, turning and tossing and begging God for relief.…
Captian's Log Christmas Eve 2025 24 Dec 2025 Christmas Eve's blessings on you all. I hope it is a joyous day. I'm sick, still. Feeling pretty miserable, to be honest. Thankfully, I can rest these next few days.…
Captian's Log From the Archives: Towers On Hills 23 Dec 2025 Did some last minute shopping today. Still coughing my head off, though. Looking forward to Christmastime, but feeling so tired and worn out, I just want to sleep. What I'm…
Captian's Log Prayer in Pneumonia 20 Dec 202513 Dec 2025 There shines the first light of the nightOne bright spot in the pale blue skyI'll make a wish, if it's alrightLord help, I feel like I'm going to die. I'm…
Captian's Log God! 8 Dec 2025 God! Somedays my prayer is just that appeal. I have no words in my heart, only pain, and that pain can only be opened up in that one syllable. God!…
Captian's Log Double Sick 6 Dec 2025 Feeling pretty sick, because I am. Pneumonia, and I tested positive for the flu. At the moment, I'm far from home. No friends or family nearby to ask for help.…
Captian's Log Out of Breath 18 Oct 202514 Oct 2025 Perhaps, the banner was a bit too much, I wonder as she screams and runs away. "Congratulations," it reads in bright red letters, "You're Dead!" I often forget how hard…
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