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I’m afraid to write. I’m afraid to sketch. I’m afraid to math. Sometimes, I’m afraid to put on a shirt.
This isn’t a story about neurosis. This isn’t about *phobia. This is a story about how it’s wrong to want to be right. That I’m concerned about cliché is only [...]
She’s used to being pretty. She wears that expertly-blended expectation on her cheeks and eyes. It’s a shade of nostalgia, for days when delusion came more easily. Death dressed up.
It’s Not Irony When It’s Ignorance
I run to catch the bus. I always run after class. The day is hot, I’m in a thin, woolen, long-sleeve pullover. The sun is still a benefactor; give it a week.
I’m waiting in line at the stop, and a younger guy lets me in front of [...]
The University of Oxford has apparently taken £2M toward answering “Why do we believe in God?” From the Times article:
They will not attempt to solve the question of whether God exists but they will examine evidence to try to prove whether belief in God conferred an evolutionary advantage to mankind. They will also consider [...]
Or: Why the Hell Can’t I Have This Engaging Alacrity When I’m Not at Work?
I’m wondering more lately about what cube farms are doing to the assembly of voices operating within them. If I assume that I’m typical along several dimensions (an uncontroversial assumption), and I know that my peak creative cognition occurs during [...]
A Too Short Aside
I walked into history class last night, finally comfortable to walk in without trepidation. No due assignment, no exam. Only the promise of pedagogy. Upon an otherwise unused blackboard some anonymous author had written, “Life Is Bullshit,” with lovely attention to craftsmanship.
I won’t pretend to take it seriously, but [...]
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