Greece is a Near Eastern Country: Foreword to The New Byzantines

Sean Mathews’s The New Byzantines: The Rise of Greece and Return of the Near East (Hurst) argues that Greece is best understood as a Near…

I Was Raped at a Frat Party, and My Experience is Horrifyingly Common

The problems that make colleges a hostile environment for women start long before.

My dog Lydia Asks, What Happened?

Legends of the fall

Kurt Vonnegut’s 7 Rules to Write So Well People Can’t Stop Reading

These Advices Changed Everything for Me

Dreaming with autism

What dreams reveal about masking, misunderstanding, and finding a language that fits

After the Duma Elections

Yesterday I quoted Volyamedia saying that the government would use the vote as evidence of support for the war. And today, to no surprise…

Rogue AI will resist the “Kill Switch”

Why you can’t pull the plug on a purely goal-driven existence.

When Boys Stop Reading, Something Else Fills the Void

On the decline in reading and its most worrisome consequences

Why I Traded My Six-Figure Software Career for a Supermarket Cashier Job to Survive AI

August 2026. What a time to be alive!

The Boy Who Loved Stories Grew Into A Man Who Loved Cheap Alcohol

A mother, a son, and the brutal telling that ended us

Jocelyn, What Will People Think…

The reply that followed every obvious question I asked as a girl

Christianity Was Founded by a Psychopath

A couple of psychopathic saints, a satanic saint, a corrupt saint, and the mental health of Jesus

The Book is a Book, not Disembodied Information

Believing that the book is just abstract information that can be merely held on a stick is an error we will call dimension overtrucation.

Dad’s Last Breath

A homing call is answered

Tawang — In the Land Chosen by a Horse

I woke to clear blue skies. From the terrace of the Dolma Khangsar Guest House, the hill town of Tawang spread itself across the slopes…

Teaching Teens to Write Living Stories

It’s trusting that your head and your heart connect memories

What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most?

I interviewed the oldest people I know. Their responses contradict popular research about aging and happiness.

There She Is, Myth America

Demythologizing the United States, Part 1 of 8

What Estranged Parents don’t Understand about Forgiveness

Read this only if you’re willing to understand the child’s perspective.