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What Inspired Nothing Becomes and Living in the Moment?
Early this year, I went through a period of deep introspection. I was trying to resolve any issues I’d left in the background of my
The Question I Hadn’t Asked
“Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp it – in a decade, a century, or a millennium
What Del Toro Changed About Frankenstein (And Why It Matters)
Important: Spoilers for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – Watch the Movie First! Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is a wonderfully crafted, mostly faithful retelling of Mary
Living in the Moment
I spent decades with a mind that wouldn’t shut up. Intrusive thoughts, existential questions, endless loops of regret and anxiety. Meditation helped, philosophy helped, but
Dual Descriptions and the Shape of Convergence
The Value of Alternative Descriptions I came to an important realization while thinking about the relationship between physical and informational descriptions of reality: even if
Paperback Now Available
Just an update, the paperback version of Nothing Becomes is available from Amazon now! I’m excited to have the book fully available now, and look