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The Night Shift
The thing is that I’m not the only one. The percentages I’ve seen vary between 20 and 30, but a fair number of North Americans work the night shift. Personally, it suits me. I’ve always been up all night, and even before I worked this schedule I didn’t really become active and alert before nine p.m. Even so, some things need to be said. As I write ( Read more... ) -
Holy Guardian Angel- a retrospective
It's been almost two years since I finished my HGA working, and those two years have been pretty much the most dramatic upheaval of my life. After I left my (shitty) job (that I hated), and correspondingly lost my (incredibly overpriced) apartment, my time in the wilderness was long and difficult. I went from a guy who was very used to living alone ( Read more... ) -
Wild Kingdom
I love animals, but my love isn't blind. I like to look my love in the eye. One of the many, barely questioned, ideas about the animal kingdom is that those that inhabit it are somehow morally different than us in fundamental ways. Sure there's violence, but that's just the food chain. It's different than what we do. Human beings, scum that we are ( Read more... ) -
The Lone Wolf and the Herd
This distinction is so fundamental to Thelema that it almost seems redundant to write about, but in the preparations for my next lecture (look out! spoilers!) I have been revisiting this question. First of all, the term "lone wolf" is somewhat of a misnomer. Wolves travel in packs. They are individuals working together, which is quite different ( Read more... ) -
The Value of a Lie
The values that motivate our decision to lie say a lot about our personal ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday!!!
Here are a few snippets from my next novel. Enjoy!
Those of you interested in Phoenix, the most recent, can contact me for details on how to get a copy.
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Risks and Community
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I've made many friends very quickly, coming into a social group with pre-established values and ethics. This has made me realize that A. my former friends were not really very good friends and B. that a healthy community is possible. There is, however, a disadvantage. It's nice to have friends that ( Read more... )
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