Essays, poems and reviews about the mind, the human condition, and the books and plays that prompt them.
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Short story
AdaA short story originally written in 2020. I have decided to publish it now due to the recent excitement surrounding Artificial Intelligence, and particularly the ethical and existential issues that have been brought to the forefront by the rapid pace of…
Book review
What Does it Mean to be Truly Good?Reflections on reading Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory. Does the degree to which our motivations are intrinsic affect the morality of our actions?
Poem
Ode to TubeThrough a sea of people you swim and wriggle, All waiting for the same vessel, To carry you far from the place that you are, So through the crowd you…
Poem
ReflectionI look at the sky and see you, staring back at me. Watery eyes and wavering mouth, Everywhere and nowhere. Why aren’t you who I wanted you to be? A…
Poem
EvergreenStrolling through the woodland, Between the evergreen trees, It could be any time, Here in this place. No one here to shame the trees, That have stood…
Much of the time, we can only understand advice we are given after we independently come to the same conclusions ourselves.
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