Captian's Log Sleep 15 Jul 202610 Jul 2026 Sweet light, shining through my window, what glorious day do you come to preach? Alas, I am sick, I cough and I cough and I sleep. Such deep and mighty…
Captian's Log Hay Fever Prayer 24 Jun 2026 The fire glowed in its meagre little way, more an ember than a flame, and by its light I wrote the words; my wild thoughts there tried to tame. What…
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 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…
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…
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