Personal… The Fog of War 23 Sep 2020 We face a lot of problems today. Some are holdovers from prior generations, others are unique to the modern world. A major part of me still believes that people, in…
Critical Thought… Dramatic Benefit of Horror 15 Sep 2020 Writing, for me, is about healing and reconciliation. I do not mean that this is how I read all writing, but my interest in composing fiction is to that end.…
Critical Thought… Why I’ll Never Be an Author 25 Aug 2020 Tell her to make it short and spicy. And if the main character is a girl, make sure she's married by the end. Or dead, either way. - Mr. Dashwood,…
Personal… Another Appeal Against Late-Stage Capitalism 20 Aug 2020 In the past I have tried to dance around the language of economics a bit. Any critique of capitalism seems to confirm that the critic is a Marxist/socialist/communist. The philosopher…
Critical Thought… A Teddy Obsession (A Sort of Gerwig’s Little Women Review) 11 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 When I finally got around to reading Little Women in college, it immediately became one of my favourite stories. Jo and Meg charmed me (admittedly, I found Amy annoying on…
#HeForShe… Why I Stepped Away from Feminist Twitter 27 Jul 2020 In the era of reactionary vitriol, allow me to begin by stating that feminism is important and very much necessary today. I know some readers will interpret a piece like…
Mental Health… An Escapist’s Tale of OCPD (or What Makes a Good Man?) 10 Jul 2020 I have memories of walking around my college campus before evening class in the autumn. I was still using a portable CD player, and my regulars at the time were…
Personal… Society Treats Individuals Differently – It Cannot Treat Them Discriminately 30 May 2020 Humans were once hunters and gatherers. If the food became scarce in one region, the humans would have to move to another to feed themselves. This process changed during the…
Personal Exceptional America 29 May 2020 My whole life, I believed that America was number one. That was the saying; not "America is number two." England is number, and China should be, like, eight. - Michael…
Personal… Love in the Time of Ideology 12 Apr 2020 I never gave much thought to the character of Captain America until Chris Evans brought him to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the character unfolded across several films…
