In a world where bodies can be traded, one man’s first transfer forces him to question what it means to be human—and what he’s willing to lose.
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Month: October 2025
What does it mean to be a kid at heart? People often say, “you’re such a kid at heart,” as if it’s something lighthearted or naïve. But I’ve come to believe it’s something much rarer, and much harder to hold onto. For me, being a kid at heart has nothing…
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Forgive me for retreating to a more academic mood. On Friday, I was watching the Ed Gein story, and as I did, these thoughts formed. Alfred Hitchcock didn’t invent horror; he revealed it. Beneath the shadows, the blood, and the sudden screams, he exposed something far older—the mimetic violence that…
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It’s been a stretch of long days and quieter nights here along the coast. The fishing has slowed a bit with the change in weather, but the rhythm of the work remains steady—checking parlors, mending pots, watching the sea shift moods faster than a man can name them. There’s peace…
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I reflect on transforming their perception of silence from loneliness to a necessary space for understanding oneself, finding peace through stillness.
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After reconnecting with an old crush, intense feelings of love and vulnerability emerge. Their bond deepens, leading to emotional and physical intimacy amidst complicated circumstances.
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What principles define how you live? If I had to name the principles by which I live, they wouldn’t be chiseled into marble or gilded in certainty—they’d be written in sand, rewritten by every tide that’s touched my life. I’ve come to believe, as Seamus Heaney once wrote, that “hope…
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I reflect on the transformative nature of love, embracing vulnerability, and the beauty of connection. If only I weren’t afraid to fail at falling in love.
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