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Why it feels so personal

I think the roadblock I’ve been having is that I’ve been trying to select one topic at a time and try to isolate and write about each one, and I get stuck in decision paralysis because there are simply too many, and here’s the thing: the things I want to talk about...

What is Capitalism?

I have been working on essays about the economy for a while now, and this one will likely end abruptly whenever I run out of time to write. The idea of a gray area between work and leisure came from a book gifted to me by one of my sponsors that I found very helpful,...

The Flawed

Absurdity in art creation is one of the few reasonable behaviors for us to engage in, finding ourselves as aware animals meaninglessly suffering in a world that exists by chance. The world has always been horrible, the only difference now is that we have the technology and resources to provide for the needs of everyone...

The Perfect

(Images are described for readers who cannot see or load images.) The maxim goes – almost exactly something Voltaire said but a concept that dates in record to Aristotle and Confucius – that the perfect is the enemy of the good. I’ve been practicing blogging for the past week or so, and I have the document...

Okay, I'm Back

I intentionally took a break from blogging for five months, and that time has been filled with both wonderful and terrible things. The wonderful things have come from my sponsors and friends who helped me make rent and bills and have enough food to eat until I found a job, and to make ends meet...

Asking and Helping

Update September 22, 2019: Rent is due in 3 days - we don't have much time. Click here to go straight to the GoFundMe. Update 2: Rent is covered - now we're aiming to raise another $300 by the 15th of October. It was in late 2015 that I read the...