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Wee Wisdom (11)

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published*below a certain basic level of intelligence (however we may want to measure it or not measure it), a person cannot feel empathy, cannot put himself in other's shoes, and thus cannot act morally, for only he and he alone is felt to exist, and only in the present moment. christians love to ignore this basic reality - it conflicts with the ingrained ideology they mistake for christianity. the dogmatic denial of pre-existenc...

Etymosophy (1)

If the names are not correct, the language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If the language is not in accordance with the truth of things, matters cannot be brought to success. When matters cannot be brought to success, rites and music do not flourish. When rites and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly applied. When punishments are not properly applied, people do not know how to act. Thus a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses should be app...

Wee Wisdom (10)

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published*books are most dangerous when they're true, and their danger is exponential when they're understoodi hate machines, but the corruption and degeneration of the human form and flesh is much creepier to me than its mechanical imitation.birth is the last stage of death, death the first stage of birthno man can step into the same river twice. now, diving, is another matter.the most efficient way to grasp an ide...

First review of my novel

I hope you forgive me the shameless self promotion, but I was very happy to receive my first review of Phantasia, and wanted to share it. I couldn’t have asked for a better one. Here it is:

I once heard someone describe slipstream as magic realism for Anglo-Saxons. Phantasia is the perfect example of this.

Set in a reality where imagination can be manifested at will by some, and featuring characters such as the seven deadly sins themselves, Phantasia is a story about humanity, love and the power o...

Asterius, a review

Asterius, by Susana Imaginário

When I was six or seven someone gave me a book on Greek Myths. I suppose it had the most famous stories, but I remember being obsessed with one in particular, about the Minotaur and his labyrinth. The reason is that the Minotaur terrified me beyond words, to the point of having repeated nightmares of being trapped in the labyrinth, chased by the monster. It got so bad that my mother threw the book away, as I couldn’t help myself from opening the book to that specifi...

Wee Wisdom (9)

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published*when i make a mistake, i take comfort in the fact that at least i'm making somethingthe abyss is a well, but you have no buckethistory is a song, and we're at the bridge, leading to no chorus or versewhat about church step fathers, church fathers in law, church uncleslove is a sword resting in its sheaththe vast majority of current humanity has no beliefs whatsoever. they barely if at all rise abo...

Wee Wisdom (8)

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

~ Isaiah 55:12

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published*my ascent into madness is going well, thanks for askingit's also unforgettable if no one remembers it in the first placei may be a downer, but at least i'm not an upsidedowneri remain a perennialist, except now i ...

Wee Wisdom (7)

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published*real christianity has never been tried, cause no one wants to be the judgethe 'humor in the gospels' versus 'no humor in the gospels' divide is itself very humorous. or is itecclesiastes is the question, songs is the answerit's all a show, but don't tellher name was christie, christie anity, and no man could pin her downwhatever happened to the loch ness monster, to the bermuda trianglemy role is ...

School of Breaking, a review

a review of School of Breaking, by independent author Alesya Grigorovitch.

The beginning of the book is quite whimsical and light hearted. Emile’s nostalgia for the small town she grew up in, and the contrast with the big city, first, and the strange school, second, was very well described and immersive, and there were some very beautiful sentences describing this feeling. As the book gets into the workings of the school, with its awful classes and even more awful teachers and colleagues, it beco...