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A Moment of Silence, A Year of Rage
Rest in peace Alex Pretti, Renée Good, the dozens more murdered by ICE; the millions of victims of genocide, civil wars and invasions over the past year.
4 days ago2 min read
The Catharsis of Endings Part I: Apocalypse
Through listening to music from my favourite bands, I've come to realize that existential reminders can be helpful for situating myself in space and time. Listen and read along!
Jan 205 min read
Dune’s War on AI
Back in 1965, Frank Herbert envisioned a world where humanity had overcome its reliance on and subjugation by machines. When will we make that dream a reality?
Jan 135 min read
‘The Devils’ by Joe Abercrombie | Review & Analysis
The Devils is different in many ways to Joe Abercrombie's most famous works, but also falls into a few of the same pitfalls. Is it worth the read?
Jan 68 min read
[Vampires IX] You Are What You Eat
I love this book; the way it meaningfully brings together real traumatic history with a fascinating personal vampire story.
Dec 30, 20257 min read
Looking Back at Two Years of Prose and Context
Another year marks another moment for reflection. Here's what I've learned and experienced in 2025!
Dec 23, 20254 min read
Heroes, Villains, Gods & Monsters: We’re All Only Human
The Wizard of Oz, pulling levers and maintaining his carefully crafted illusions, is a potent reminder that power and authority are always projected through a lens, or mask, such that people see only what they are supposed to see.
Dec 16, 20254 min read
It Gets Better: Rhythm of War & Ghost’s “De Profundis Borealis”
We've all heard someone say it, but when you're feeling down it can be very difficult to believe. Here are two (three) moments that helped ingrain it in me.
Dec 9, 20256 min read
Surviving with ADHD in the Addiction Economy
Our minds are being attacked 24/7, whether by long COVID or TikTok, and we need to get defenses in place before our grey matter starts leaking out our ears.
Dec 2, 20255 min read
Songs for a Better World [I]
I appreciate the hell out of songs which verbalize and elucidate ideas, feelings and fears which otherwise envelop me (and, I think, many of us) in a depressing yet undefinable miasma.
Nov 25, 20255 min read
A Thought Experiment Turned Into a Novel: The Unspoken Name & The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Tombs of Atuan" served as the foundation for A.K. Larkwood's "The Unspoken Name" fifty years later. How do the books compare?
Nov 18, 20255 min read
Labour, Life, Literature
Motivation is a lie, books are great but re-reading is going to be a hell of a proposition. Curl up by the fire and get to reading!
Nov 11, 20256 min read
Life After Gods: Critical Role IV & The Divine Cities
Two stories which feature mortals killing the gods and living with the consequences. What other parallels exist, and what can we learn from them?
Nov 4, 20254 min read
Malevolent Places
Evil buildings hold a particular fascination to me, especially when they seem to have a mind of their own. Join me in exploring a few that have stuck with me and what we can learn from them!
Oct 28, 20256 min read
Community vs Imperialism
What is the difference between imperialism and community, when it comes to interactions between nations and governments? Is contact necessarily abusive?
Oct 21, 20256 min read
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang: Review & Analysis
This trip to hell starts off incredibly strong, as is to be expected from Kuang. As for the rest of it... let's discuss, shall we?
Oct 14, 20257 min read
Worlds Without Gender
Le Guin showed us what a genderless society might look like back in 1969. Leckie responded, with love, in 2013. What can we learn from these fascinating depictions of humanity sans gender?
Oct 7, 20257 min read
Learning From 'The Marrow Thieves' by Cherie Dimaline
The lessons we can learn from Cherie Dimaline's brilliant dystopian novel, on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and every day.
Sep 30, 20254 min read
The Salmon Run & Robin Hobb's Sea Serpents
Inspired by the salmon run currently taking place in Toronto, I wanted to explore the similarities to the life cycle of sea serpents in Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series. What lessons and insights await?
Sep 23, 20254 min read
‘Mary: An Awakening of Terror’ Review & Analysis
Nat Cassidy's novel takes a no-holds-barred look at society's willingness to discard women after menopause, including from the eyes of these women themselves.
Sep 16, 20256 min read
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