Tag: Writing
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Why, Complicator? (Okay, Computer.) – On Technology | An Excerpt
I am writing a long essay about technology. Its thesis is fairly simple: We live in an increasingly ugly world. To escape its ugliness, we seek diversion. Whether it’s on Facebook, Twitter, Second Life, Farmville, or any number of games we can play on our mobile devices, many are integrating an ethic of escapism into…
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Why I Like Writing Fiction (Reason #1)
“I don’t know, Ruth. You seem like such a happy person; I mean, I’ve never seen you less than glowing with anybody. But I have a question for you: your prettiness, all the attention, do you ever find it oppressive? Like, because men just like the idea of themselves being ‘with’ someone as pretty as…
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Some Quotes & The Halcyon Days Goes on Academic Lockdown
Such is the life of a student. In the coming 168 hours, I have to write more than 40 pages. One of the papers, about the future of the intellectual in the age of the blog, is worthy of publication on The Halcyon Days, but the others are exceedingly, brutally dry. They are, like certain…
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An Excerpt from My Upcoming Kindle Release
Here’s an excerpt from a longish (~2500-3000 word) essay I’m writing for publication as a Kindle Book. It frames current belief in the college degree vis-a-vis traditional monotheistic religions’ value systems, and critiques it thusly. Do enjoy: Other doctrines with similar promises of deliverance (from evil, which is defined by each organization) have since emerged…
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An Extremely Random Thought on Time
Like previous extremely random thoughts, this one came to me after a long morning of reading, taking notes on abstruse organizational theory readings, and in a state of fuzzy gossamer-thin sleep-deprived consciousness. Do enjoy. – – – 2/5/2011 Thought: Time is a currency which most people spend. I want each of my nows to be…
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In Defense of Darkness
My post “JDR Makes A Film” received the comment below: – – – This was disappointing. A worthless, somber look at a day that brought many neighborhoods together and gave joy to countless curiously eager and vigorous young people. You missed a great portion of the people’s positive spirits during today’s citywide snow day. Sorry,…
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The Echo Chamber
Inside the echo chamber. Shouting match with the walls. Friends, a blithe coterie singing merrily inward. To and from each other. To no other but themselves. Go forth they say: Collaborate. Create. Succeed. Make Possible. Live Expansively. Fund and Incorporate. Drive and Innovate. Rise above. Embrace uncertainty. Seize. Attack ferociously. Make it bleed. Sustain. Run…
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That Kind of Writing to Which I Aspire
For a class, I am tasked with writing a 20-25 page paper about an intellectual. My choice is one of my all-time favorite authors, one whose prose has influenced my own cognitive processing more than I’d ever like to admit.
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An Extremely Random Thought
This is the product of a day of reading… which is to say that I was extremely prone to believing my thoughts to be particularly insightful. I wrote it in my Moleskine notebook, excited as all getout. You be the judge. – – – What if all mass is fluid, its solidity an illusion–a function…