You live. You are alive, breathing, present. You occupy space, make sound, cast a shadow. And yet, for reasons that are never explained and never questioned, people do not come. They are busy. They are tired. They have their own lives. The years accumulate like unread books on a shelf, their spines facing outward, promising […]
The Deathbed Social Calendar: Why the Dying Are Finally Worth Visiting Read Post »
We speak of secrets as if they are hidden deeds. A thing we did, a thought we had, a desire we feel, tucked away in a mental lockbox. This is a superficial understanding. A secret is not a concealed object. It is a disowned self. It is a fragment of your consciousness that has been tried in
The Secret Self: An Inmate in the Prison of Your Own Life Read Post »
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock forward. It now stands at 85 seconds to midnight. The headlines will scream: “CLOSEST EVER TO APOCALYPSE.” We are meant to feel a jolt. A cold clarity. We are supposed to look at the clock, then look at our leaders, and demand action. But
The Doomsday Clock and the Performance of Impending Doom Read Post »
We speak of “juggling time” as a badge of honor. It implies agency, skill, a graceful orchestration of competing demands. This is a profound and necessary lie. The juggler is not in control of the balls; they are in a state of perpetual, panicked reaction to gravity. The balls are obligations, projects, relationships. But time is
The Juggler’s Delusion: Time is Not a Ball, It is the Falling Read Post »
