Here you will find my unadulterated, unhinged, and unnecessary Thought Train*, neatly packaged into various carriages of barely defined “word cargo” - (ahem) - For more clunky metaphors and examples of my work, click a piece and enjoy. It’s a… free ticket… to read…? (sigh)
*Reader Beware! These blog posts are one take experiments, with perhaps a minor editing pass to buff out a few of the particularly jagged edges. If I write something that makes you want to yell at me, please do… with a little kindness, I hope - I will appreciate the engagement and am always eager to gain greater perspective on potential blind spots I may possess.
And yes. Like all people, I am extremely fallible.
The damnation story is a real one. We have done such horrible things to each other, and we are really effective at coming up with new ways to generate suffering. We fight wars over love and candy. We murder our families for a dime. We seethe at the happiness of our friends. We eat without any concern in front of the starving. We chase pleasure like predators.
What other conclusion could we come to, but that we are evil?
But this is not the case.
Not by a long shot. Not at all.
Read MoreThe deliberate inclusion of morals in storytelling is a tricky task to tackle (try saying that three times). It’s a delicate balance to explore morality in a story without bias or agenda. Come on too strong and things can start to feel preachy real fast.
And no one enjoys a long, humourless sermon about how bad they are - well, I can't speak for everyone. Demons probably deliver such speeches to their children at 21st birthday parties. (I'm going to write that story!).
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