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  • The Peeling Fire

    Famine comes on like a fire: slow at first, mostly smoke, then the conflagration builds exponentially to consume everything; peeling away the layers of decadence. The brochure life, built around the objects and routines that convey the illusion of maturity,… Continue reading

  • The A.I. Pool

    I was thinking about this AI writing thing, where there is so much concern about students cheating, and now I am suffering from memories. Laughing at a memory of sitting along the wall in my college’s typing pool room off… Continue reading

  • Throttle and Brake

    So far, in my fifty plus years of living, the hardest lesson to learn has been knowing when to press the throttle and when to press the brake. A lesson that is still playing out. Like everyone, information is continuously… Continue reading

  • Our brains are feedback machines, so it is important that we take responsibility with what we put into them when we can. Continue reading

  • The Next Trail of Tears

    A sleek Mercedes comes into the parking lot. There are only a few cars and plenty of open spaces. The Mercedes is slow, wiggles a little as if from indecision, and then pulls into the handicapped spot instead of the… Continue reading

  • Trolling With Truths

    This whole gas stove thing, it is trolling to be certain. They throw something less important in people’s faces with the intention of causing a reaction that distracts everyone from things that are more important. However, there is also value… Continue reading