Captian's Log Wicked Ears 28 Jun 202324 Jun 2023 A cozy coffin, a rainy day, a swinging corpse now half decayed, the gallows' gathered murder's caws, and in my grave, I stop and pause and listen to the evening's…
Captian's Log Desolate 18 Apr 2023 The wind raged through the empty streets, but none would know. No ear was left to hear the shrieking wails, nor was there an eye that would be blurred by…
Captian's Log The Tick-tock Man 17 Mar 2023 The tick-tock man had chosen a little hill to die on. As the ancient spring which powered him neared the end of its unwinding, he sat upon the wooded knoll…
Captian's Log The Devil Laughs 16 Mar 2023 I was off taking pictures of the sunset when I noticed another ludicrous lawn sign. I don't think I need to write a whole new dissection, or even, after correlating…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 30 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 Zorn, he saw it all too, but he didn't see God. I suppose I didn't see God either, but I knew Him, felt Him. Out of the three of us,…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 29 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 These thoughts swirled in my mind as I passed the empty shop windows. Christmas, everything was closed, everyone was away. No snow. Rarely get snow. I sighed and watched the…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 28 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 Me, I always understood, at least theoretically, that I would die; seeing all of time and space play out in an instant—well, all things have to die, even the universe.…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 27 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 "Yes," he said. "I've seen things, strange things…" his voice fell away as his eyes glazed over. I stood, passed my hand before his face a few times—such empty eyes—and…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 26 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 "I have seen the beginning and the end. The Stars have burned and the darkness returns!" The pitch of his voice and the speed at which he spoke rose with…
Captian's Log Forget 15 Oct 2022 So, a friend of mine on twitter gave me a "Would you rather…" scenario, and I found it very insightful, partially because I knew my answer immediately, and partially because…