Not all dark and dangerous mysteries reside in the deep dark Woods of the American West. For some terrifying events occur right in the urban centers of America. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of a city such as Chicago, there lurks things far more dangerous than a prejudiced cop or a desperate... Continue Reading →
Ponies That Can’t Stand Up….
-2- I couldn’t stand the sound of the birds chorus, so I found my nearest pair of earplugs and shoved them in my ears. I probably damaged my ear drums in the process, but it was all for the better. I figured most sounds weren’t worth hearing, especially sounds which disrupted my own chain of... Continue Reading →
The Fiend of Inkom
Mysteries hidden throughout the deep forests of North America are as dark and dangerous as those that lurk within the minds of men. Be wary of these perils, for there are potent and powerful magics that reside deep in the woodlands of the West. Horrible beasts and ancient spells still linger in this land and... Continue Reading →
The Outerlings
The mysteries hidden throughout deep space are as dark and dangerous as those which lurk in the minds of men. How naïve are we to think that we are special and alone; that nothing intelligent came before us or will come after we are gone; that nothing more potent or powerful bids its time waiting... Continue Reading →
Ought We Overcome Pity and Embrace the Absurd? A Dialogue Between a Genius, a Prophet, and an Anti-Hero
Introduction: Imagine if a few idiosyncratic characters were able to participate in dialogue with one another. I propose the reader to imagine a dialogue between four fictional strangers. Two of these strangers are family; Rick is a super-scientist from earth dimension C-137, who takes his overly-anxious grandson, Morty, on adventures. Zarathustra, a prophet of the... Continue Reading →
Leviathan
We are all poorly and accidentally designed desire-machines. Tiny bundles of emotions loosely wrapped in cognitive functions. That is a desire-machine. Over nursed and underdeveloped these tiny machines bounce around shitting here and shitting there. At least the desire-machine can shit. This tiny machine can eat too, though it never fully digests a meal. Something always... Continue Reading →
To Stroll Along The River’s Edge
I walked over the bridge and down a steep slope which lead under the bridge. I nearly slipped down the slope into the river, but maintained my balance as I made my way to where the water met the land. I stood under the old bridge, looking up at its underbelly. I saw many stars... Continue Reading →
Dr. Sisyphus or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Boulder
Abstract: Within Camus’ absurdist framework, I examine more closely what I propose to be the coterminous claims of the two polemicists that Camus pits against one another, Friedrich Nietzsche and Søren Kierkegaard. In the process, I argue that, like Kierkegaard (whose work is distinctively theological), Nietzsche also... Continue Reading →
Aphorisms, Epigrams, Maxims, and Mixed Opinions Among Other Interludes pt.2
11. Ask a question everyone has but was to afraid to? You are a genius. Ask a question nobody has, then you are deemed insane. 12. Insanity is a mark of a genius, but only after a century or two. 13. Honesty is a characteristic of those who are brave. Intelligence is for the weak. 14. Sheepeople... Continue Reading →
The Banality of Racism
Though the United States contains about 5 percent of the world’s population, it contains nearly a quarter of the worlds prisoners. A number equaling nearly 2 million. This statistic ought to be jarring in itself, yet more disturbingly, despite those identifying as African America comprise only 10 percent of the United States population, half of... Continue Reading →