Archive - The Small Dark Light

Why "Getting Tough with Yourself" Hasn't Been Working

And you don't doubt yourself as much as you think you do

Jul 13 •

'Oh, I Never Made That Connection...'

Or: the universe is a giant Lego set

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Stream of Unconsciousness

A response to Cormac McCarthy's "The Kekulé Problem"

Jun 13 •

April 2025

You, Me and the AI Genie

Staying human in a posthuman age

Apr 23 •

February 2025

Shared Personalities

When you and I meet, we create a new entity

Feb 26 •

January 2025

Authenticity and Compromise

Do the right work or work the right way?

Jan 2 •

October 2024

The Mark of the Beast

A short story about guilt

Oct 26, 2024 •

September 2024

Song of the Fearful Avoidant

And other poems

Sep 23, 2024 •

Underestimate, procrastinate, do worse and be worse

Sep 8, 2024 •

The Best Comedy Is Meaningless

Joy has no purpose except itself

Sep 3, 2024 •

August 2024

Announcements and Updates

Enabling paid subscriptions! Also other things

Aug 25, 2024 •

What causes tension?

And indecision, avoidance, perfectionism and all that fun stuff?

Aug 18, 2024 •

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