Writing
Essays, fiction, and poetry. Read the original pieces on Substack.
- EssayIs 'Yoga' actually Demonic?
... or did yogis actually just steal poses from British gymnasts and repackage them?
- EssayChristian Controversy over Contemplation
Why many Western Buddhists are closer to Christian praxis than most Christians are
- EssayThe Tao of Alignment
How I overcame crippling chronic pain & found God; How they turned out to be the same thing
- FictionRise of the Steel Minds
A short story exploring AI Safety, and what the far future might look like
- EssayLearning to Regulate My Nervous System
A discussion on various techniques I've tried and my thoughts on them
- FictionThe Worldreavers, Pt. 1
Just a short story. Noodling based off worm, in a fantasy setting
- PoetryWaiting, ever waiting
A short poem
- FictionThe Thirteen Thrones
A fictional short story
- EssayBaby Don't Fear the Reaper
The basic case for universal salvation, or why hell must be temporary
- EssayOn Writing, Fiction, and Modern Escapism
Do our stories bring us down to earth, or keep our heads in the clouds?
- EssayWhen the Buddha Failed Me
More on how and why I converted to Orthodox Christianity
- EssayFaith & Doubt During Holy Week
My struggles as an Orthodox Christian convert, and why I can't seem to walk away from Christ despite my doubts
- EssayWhere is a Man to Go?
How my relationship with gaming has evolved over the years, and why
- EssayTherapy vs. Confession
The different roles of a psychotherapist and priest in our lives
- EssayThe Necessity of Tragedy
Thoughts on how Christianity only makes sense in light of paganism
- EssayReflections on a Year (and some change) of Being Very Online
A somewhat coherent ramble on my social media usage
- EssayThe Tricky Trials of Modern Work
Advice for those many who don't feel the call of becoming a business owner
- ResourcesChronic Pain Resources / Research
A quick list of various chronic pain resources I found interesting or helpful
- EssayThe Roots of the Modern Culture War Split
How the Protestant Reformation led to the modern breakage between the right and the left
- EssayThe Fall from Paradise & How to Return
Towards a Synthesis of Liminal & Supraliminal Consciousness
- EssaySelf-Love Therapy and the Christian Worldview
How to reconcile loving oneself while staying humble
- EssayThe Questions we Must Answer
Reflections on neo-reactionary & 'RETVRN' strains in modern discourse
- EssayWithout Virtue, All is Lost
The missing mood in political discourse
- EssayFear for the Church
and faith in God
- EssayEmotional Work & Changing Expectations
Increasing sensitivity and the difficulties of communication
- EssayThe Miracle of the Body
Healing, movement and grace
- EssayA Tough Admission
Crises of faith, and the struggle of being a Christian in a world that has forgotten God
- EssayA Christian Instruction for Jhanas
A short experiment on rewording jhana instructions for Christians
- EssayPower Perfected in Weakness
Suffering, Evil, Justification, and Pain
- EssayHardness of Heart
What we mean by pride, and how to open to love
- EssayAI Adoption at Major Companies
Quick rant on how ridiculous AI has made my job.
- EssayTo the Gates of Hell
My story of trying to fix debilitating chronic pain via Western medicine
- EssayOn Hating the Sin
The function & limits of shame, the possibilities of moving towards love
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- EssayWe Weren't Made to be Punished
Forcing yourself to do the "right" thing isn't the way
- EssayAI & Job Loss
No we aren't all going to lose our jobs overnight
- EssayWe win by Loving
noodlings on my past
- EssayBuddhism is Not Pure Evil
Christians make a grave error when they decry Buddhists as "demon-worshipers"
- EssaySpitting on Christ for Clicks
Navigating outrage, discernment, and mercy in the digital age.
- EssayThe Limits of Integration
When does an inner voice stop being 'you,' and become something else?
- EssayMass Immigration & the Christian Conscience
Wrestling with compassion, culture, and community
- EssaySpiritual 20s, Religious 30s
Drop the sage, pick up the censer
- EssayWhen Your Boyfriend’s Wife’s Boyfriend’s Girlfriend Loses It
Polyamory losing popularity in certain circles, and why that's a good thing
- EssayShaman or Sham Man?
The lack of a place for shamans in the modern world
- EssayThe Power in Simplicity
George Fox and the lack of modern simplifiers
- EssayThe Cult of Stress
frustrations about how unhappy we are, despite our abundance
- EssayReflections on Ksitigarbha Sutra Pt. 2
Hell and Redemption
- EssayReflections on the Ksitigarbha Sutra Pt. 1
Buddhism is Wilder than I Thought
- EssayTherapists with Thin Skin
With power comes money. And ideally some responsibility.
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- EssayFrom Laptop to Shovel and Back Again
I left my Tech Job for the Trades - It was Awful, and I went back to Tech after a Couple Months
- EssayChristianity Must Embrace Deconstruction
A critique, and a path forward for an ancient faith in a modern world
- EssayEscaping the Page
This is the story of a boy who dreamed of being a writer
- EssayOf Memes and Magisteriums
To meme, or not to meme? That is the question.
- EssayThe Rationalization of the Buddha
Western Buddhism is just Secular Rationalism in a Skin Suit
- EssayChristianity & the Divine Feminine
Giving Mother Mary Her Due
- EssayGod the Eternal Other
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
- EssayThe Necessity of Heroism
Exploring our Minds, and our Universe
- EssayFear of Judgment, or Fear of Error?
The Challenge of Radical Compassion
- EssayWith What Measure Ye Mete
The problem with being 'non-judgmental'
- EssaySerenity sans Silicon
We don't need to wait for a glorious tech future to increase well-being
- EssayReview of the Raven's Mark Trilogy
Yeah I'm doing book reviews now, deal with it!
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- EssayRe-examining Christian Values
Good versus Evil, or Humanity versus Divinity?
- EssayMy Skull is Full of Fog
And so is Yours and Yours and His and Hers and Theirs and Xirs
- EssayMass Effect as a Reflection of Life
Why the Reapers are an Important Lesson
- EssayAge is but a Number
Old People Give me the Ick...
- EssaySome People Don't Care about Anyone
Or anyone else. And that's really, really bad
- EssayNovel Therapies as a Corollary to Religion
The religious impulse must escape to somewhere - even if hidden in new containers
- EssayGetting Maturity Rite
Guiding Youths to Adulthood is more Crucial than Ever
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- EssayThe Future of Digital Input Modalities
Can we finally break free from the tyranny of the keyboard and mouse?
- EssayFollies of 'New Masculinities'
Why modern men can't just 'get their shit together'
- EssayCan Science Envelop the Divine?
Brett Anderson thinks so, and presents a compelling argument as to why
- EssayFake Adults and Fake Children
How modern culture warps our processes and ideas of maturity
- EssayWhere does the Mind end and the Body Begin?
How and why our emotions could be causing us physical problems.
- EssayAGI and How we Adapt
What the hell are we going to do when AI can do most tasks?
- EssayOn Extreme Mental States & the Future
How might our descendants view the world?
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