Captian's Log From the Archives: On Ghosts 14 Jul 2022 This was originally written for The Story Club (a community which lives on as The Story Ark) around Halloween. So, as we are temporarily The SPOOKY Club, and as we…
Captian's Log Direction 11 Jul 2022 Well, I've taken another step, made another investment, into getting a book out there. I've sent in part one of my novel into an editor, Faith Moore. She did a…
Captian's Log Comparing Myself to Jordan Peterson 8 Jul 2022 I have long been aware of the fact that I do not communicate well, at least verbally. Many times in my life, I have been accused of saying [fill in…
Captian's Log Final Words 28 Jun 2022 Well, this is weird, last night I wrote a post, and then didn't post it. The document was still open when I got up this morning. I just never put…
Captian's Log Musings of the Credulous 21 Jun 2022 There is a great danger in contrasting two naturally opposed errors. If one is not careful, and if he is naturally predisposed to one of the two errors, he may…
Captian's Log Silence 7 Jun 20226 Jun 2022 There's a danger in silence, a danger to loneliness, a danger in a midnight stroll. You may fall in love. There's a charm to quiet contemplation which may steal your…
Captian's Log Breaking 6 Jun 2022 I've been battling some severe writer's block the last few weeks. Everything I write feels forced, and all I want to do is drink myself silly. Well, today, I decided…
Captian's Log Light 4 Jun 2022 Trying to write in the darkness of my mind when all there is is fear, anger, and disgust. Disgust at myself disguised as anger at others, an anger which molders…
Captian's Log Candlelight 15 Mar 2022 The match scraped against the box. For a moment, there was nothing, and then, a little flutter, a spark, and the tip of the match burst into flames. The sulfur…
Captian's Log From the Archives: On Integrity 26 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 Twice in my life, I have been assigned essays which I could not honestly write, or perhaps I should say, write honestly. In my final year of high school, I…