social crisis

Oct
06
A bankside view of a small marsh covered in lilypads, with a bit of land beyond and then a big pond. Some leaves are fading.

Last Quarter: Rites of new mourning

Hello. It's Friday. I've written so much here already of the changing seasons — the changing of
4 min read
Aug
18
Sissy Spacek as Carrie, covered in blood.

New Moon: On rites of passage

Hello. It's Friday, and I have some thoughts again about ordeal. Back for the New Moon in January,
16 min read
Apr
14
A two-storey prison cell block. It's in disrepair and clearly isn't used anymore. A few people are walking around it.

Last Quarter: The great dung ball rolls on

19 min read
Mar
03
A map displaying fields for spring planting, autumn planting, laying fallow, common pasture, meadow, and woodland.

First Quarter: The homestead & the commune

Hello. It's Friday. I had a fairly terrible start to this week, but it took several upturns yesterday,
22 min read
Jan
20
A painting of a woman, identified by the title as Ophelia from Hamlet, floating down a stream.

Last Quarter: Fear as the mind killer

Particularly since the release of the new Dune adaptation in 2021 (with the second installment coming this year), in some
27 min read
Dec
09
Full Moon: Why I choose animism, Celtic and otherwise

Full Moon: Why I choose animism, Celtic and otherwise

Hello. Although I've sent this on Friday as planned, I started writing it the night before. Part of
22 min read
Nov
18
Last Quarter: On heat deaths of universes

Last Quarter: On heat deaths of universes

Hello again. I've designed a kind of cyclical writing prompt pattern to help me post here every week
25 min read