Full Moon Forage no.1
First in a series of narrative resources I gathered for you and me to use towards possibility. This one is a 9-book reading mixtape assembled after encountering a ship of artists sailing for / around Earth.
Survival of the Friendliest: To remember who we are
The monsters up top want us to believe our love, tenderness, and affection for each other will only get in our way. But in times of crises, humans get together and become our best selves.
Survival of the Fittest: A multi-generational scam
The short(er) story of how a piece of fiction, a 1600s meme, and a colonial sales pitch are elements of one of history's stickiest and doomery marketing campaigns.
Human selfishness is a colonial myth
Isn't it rational to believe that humans are innately violent, chaotic, and fragile? That our truest self is selfish and competitive, that we break into aggression and panic in disasters? Doesn't our power-hungry nature compel us to ruin everything?
The only 2 binaries that matter to me now
Here are a couple of clarifying ideas that have helped me recognise and make sense of Reality lately— maybe it will also help you cut through the noise? Includes my current go-to definition of capitalism.
Finding Jesus and Mary in Ramadan
In which a Muslim in Ramadan reclaims Christianity from colonial Empires and prays for liberation for the homeland of Isa and Maryam, and for all oppressed peoples.
Abusers always use the same moves (and physical violence is not one of them)
What should surprise us about abuse isn't how long it takes to leave, but that one has the strength to endure captivity disguised as courtship.
Writing for insight: Some design principles
How did I take notes before? What did I learn about writing for insight? How do I know what I know? Written at the 5-year mark of my zettelkasten practice.
What we really need is outside of the algorithm
When your worldview gets darker the longer you scroll on ig or tiktok, accept this invitation to rescue your attention from algorithm-curated spaces and return it to human curation, moderation, and action.
Poem: Pull The Tower
A magnet poem, September 2024
To bear witness is an act of resistance
On bearing witness, decolonising death positivity, and being steadfast with a heart that will never recover.
"Love goes on and on"
And then suddenly the tone of the film entirely shifted, just for two beings walking the forest at night, in love.