In silence the death throes find meaning
A broken throne. A shattered pantheon. A land wheezing for its last breath. And all around, as far as the eye can see, death. The perfect...
- August 6, 2024
- Entertainment Game Recommendation
The eyes that hold constellations
- May 19, 2024
- Musings
The eyes that hold constellations
Gaze into the endless breadth of the stars. Drink of the bottomless abyss they hide behind their celestial light. Contemplate the beauty of their design, the...
- May 19, 2024
- Musings
‘Intoxicated by Love’ is a textbook example of missed opportunities
The thing to understand about cinema — and any art by extension — is that every story and every form is ultimately a mission, and that...
- May 10, 2024
- Movie Recommendation
Hordes of darkness, riders of decay, and an occasion of tyrants
They laughed at the breaking of the worldAs hordes of darkness and riders of decayClung to the symbols of glory and well-fortuneAnd the mongerers of tales...
The child and his light
I write now, long after the song of minstrels has been forgotten. I write now, long after the ink of poets has gone dry. I write...
- April 13, 2024
- Musings
The spiral madness of his mind: Commentary on Alan Wake 2
It is only fair for me to note, before we even begin, that I fell in love with Alan Wake 2 long before I began to...
- April 4, 2024
- Entertainment Game Recommendation
‘And those rushing feet, heading somewhere… ground people to dust.’
Being a student of history is an experience that manifests itself in different phases. First comes awe; it underpins the fascination of learning about all these...
- March 11, 2024
- Entertainment Musings Philosophy
Of the nature of words, the name of things, and perfect drama (part 2)
Poeticism has turned into something of an insincere practice in our society. It’s as if the modern human can’t stomach anything that isn’t given to him...
- January 25, 2024
- Book Recommendation Literature
Of the nature of words, the name of things, and perfect drama
I rewrote the first sentence of this particularly unwieldy piece of prose a dozen times before settling for one that felt right. It was important that...
- January 20, 2024
- Book Recommendation Literature
The unexpected rush of warmth on a cold, unassuming Autumn night
The most tragic human proclivity is to take things for granted. Think of the change in the seasons. An undeniable mark of the passage of time,...
- November 28, 2023
- Musings
