Safeguarding the Female: A Personal Story of Gender and Daoism
An intimate essay on my gender experience, as inspired by the philosophy of the Daodejing.
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Tell, Don’t Game: A Medium Manifesto
A short essay about video tales, a fascinating (if yet ephemeral) undercurrent in the broad stream of gaming.
Read More Tell, Don’t Game: A Medium ManifestoBorrowed Thoughts: Anarchy as Natural Order
A short philosophical essay on Anarchy, Order, and Faith.
Read More Borrowed Thoughts: Anarchy as Natural OrderThe Palpatine Problem
A plot-functional essay about unchallenged characters and corrupted narratives.
Read More The Palpatine ProblemResistance Fantasy: Another Genre Manifesto
An essay about Resistance Fantasy, a genre that possesses Fantastical, Spiritual, and Radical-Political elements.
Read More Resistance Fantasy: Another Genre ManifestoThe Anapnoic Precepts: eight simple rules for writing my newish genre
A set of final reflections on anapnoic fiction, giving advice to future creators. Part Four of Four.
Read More The Anapnoic Precepts: eight simple rules for writing my newish genrePrototyping The Anapnoic, Part 2: Beyond Books
A further exploration of anapnoic themes in popular fiction. Part Three of Four.
Read More Prototyping The Anapnoic, Part 2: Beyond BooksWishful Wargames: The Weird World of HOI4 Alternate History Mods
A constructive look into a niche gaming community, and the alternate histories it produces.
Read More Wishful Wargames: The Weird World of HOI4 Alternate History ModsPrototyping the Anapnoic, Part 1: A Literary History
Anapnoic fiction has many precursors in the world of popular literature. Part Two of Four.
Read More Prototyping the Anapnoic, Part 1: A Literary HistoryAnapnoic Fiction: A Genre Manifesto
A specter is haunting our popular fiction: the specter of anapnoic fiction. Part One of Four.
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The inner Moon 