Science fiction is perhaps the genre that has always owned the greatest potential to indulge its audience with intellectual intrigue and metaphysical inquiries. That is why, I think, science fiction enthusiasts are a very particular group of people, a selective breed of moviegoers who find intrigue in cerebral pleasure. More…

“Never say never”, as the old wise Charles Dickens proverb goes. And it is a wise one, as we are often so willing to speak too soon, and then the next thing we know is that we end up contradicting ourselves. But there are exceptions to this, in which our…

The problem is social media and mental health — “A child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.” (African proverb) It is unfortunate that within these times we are seeing a horrifying rise in mass shootings to where it has come to the point for some states to make the presence…

Through life’s labyrinth lies the ample passages of its sway Coursing through its veins the tyranny of its ambiguity Entombed icily within its perplexity the innate phantom of paradox Garnished by its own neglect, the overgrowth of vanity A haunted warren hosts inconsistency’s specter Here lies the remains of certitude and…

I’m a little late (writing this in the early evening of Memorial Day) on this, but I suppose that, in the spirit of this message, timing doesn’t matter so much as long as the message is delivered. I was originally not going to write anything at all for Memorial Day…

Warning: There will be Spoilers! Achtung: Es wird Spoilers geben! I cultivated an interest in the Second World War at a very young age, way back in elementary school. Naturally, this love for all things World War II has prospered over time with every book, every television show, and with…

The Difficulty of Keeping It Short & Keeping It Simple As A Writer On Medium — A student majoring in writing walks up to his teacher after class is dismissed, wanting to ask for advice on a little problem he has been having lately. Student: “Sir, I need help. I am having a hard time writing in terms of length.” Teacher: “As in the entire length…

I think a confession is in order on my part, inasmuch that you, my reader, can understand the rest of this little piece on the current world’s greatest despot. I used to have a sort of admiration for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, an admiration which was grounded in distant speculative mystique…

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