It took me a long time to learn, frustratingly brutal trial and error, fighting presumptions and misconceptions, but eventually I realized that all of my writing leads to this work: Maciolekism. My very own philosophy.

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  • The Great Process

    I have experienced, in myself, the mistake of using too much energy when engaging something new. I know it’s not just me. We all do this to compensate for our insecurity: the energy of anxiety builds images in our minds… Continue reading

  • The American system of Commercialized Democracy is a catastrophe. Continue reading

  • Democracy occurs when all people respect the individual needs of others. Our culture, has been subverted by the belief that people can know what others should need and want. Thus, our elections have become a battle between people trying to… Continue reading

  • Anyone who has ever been in an abusive relationship knows how manipulators like to change plans at the last minute to keep people frustrated and off balance. Continue reading

  • Philosophy is a form of art. Thus, there is a difference between a philosopher, a philosophy historian, and a philosophy critic. Just as there is a difference between an artist, an art historian, and an art critic. Continue reading

  • First and foremost, humans are political animals; and the only true thing we have discovered and explored over the past sixty years is how intricate and widely diverse this reality can be expressed. Nothing else will be remembered one thousand… Continue reading

  • A Visit From An Ancient Witch

    The ancient witch came to see me last night.She doesn’t come around often on her own.Sometimes I invite her with an offering,to ask something of her;to probe her experience and wisdom.Her eight eyes have seen a lot over the millennia.… Continue reading

  • Every Story Needs a McGuffin

    For the past couple of weeks I have not been able to do the writing I like to do. My favorite kind of writing is to be completely immersed in the process. From my perspective, it is what jazz musicians… Continue reading

  • Echelon

    Evolution is an echelon, not a single line; a never ending paceline, and not a sprint to the finish… and it does not matter for whom or for what; living organisms or AI driven robots. Everyone becomes obsolete long before… Continue reading

  • In a world where there is so much chatter and nonsense, a sensible and intelligent person blocks out anything that is not well organized and expressed in a civilized, respectful manner. Continue reading