Seven Years Ago, I Placed a Significant Bet
Seven years ago, we debated how the world would end.
James A. Reeves
The Effects Are Deeper Than the Struggle to Remain Upright
Why does the wind leave us feeling so exhausted and harassed?
A Scribble, an Exploded Rocket, and an Oyster Omelet
Woke up the other day and watched a billionaire’s rocket explode.
Goddammit, I Just Graded a Fucking Robot
And it was about the goddamned work of art in the goddamned age of mechanical reproduction, of all things.
She Reminisced About the Cambrian Period
She said we were looking at the Bonanza King Formation, which sounds like a doomed band from the 1970s.
What Happens Here Happens Everywhere
I had time to kill at the Las Vegas airport, where it feels like being returned to a pleasant memory of 1987.
Letting Go of the Maps in My Head
The desert silence baffles my Midwestern mind.
Technology Might Have Peaked With Magnetic Tape
A delightful sense of slippage occurs when you can’t decide if something is brilliant or awful.
Suddenly We Found Ourselves Hiking
If starvation was on the table, would you rather eat your own finger or a stranger's?
Church Attendance Is Lowest in Nevada
I had no idea there was so much weather in the desert.
We Searched for 10,000 Acres of Sand
Death Valley is a place where ten thousand acres of scenery can easily go missing.
My Dithering has Reached Its Vanishing Point
We need to make robots and zombies fun again