I am not a religious person. While I don't begrudge religious people the comfort they find in their faiths, in general I don't see much point in the whole concept of a higher power. Sure, it would be nice if there was someone big and powerful out there interested specifically in my personal well-being, but I'm incapable… Continue reading Fictional Religions I’d Seriously Consider Joining
Tag: Kurt Vonnegut
Get Off My Lawn
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite writers! I don't know if I have said that yet, but I figured it was a salient point to mention first in this post. I think that Vonnegut is great, and I own like nine of his books or something. I mean, his stories have a tendency to… Continue reading Get Off My Lawn
Afterlife
Greetings, fellows! I come to you now officially a college graduate, and that is very strange. Change is always scary, but I'm hanging in there. Got my first hit on a job application, so hopefully things will work themselves out very soon. In the meantime, I have a new little thing for you! I… Continue reading Afterlife
Idea Genesis: Ultimately Unimportant
In ancient Greece, genius was thought to exist outside of the body, in the form of a daemon or muse who supplied inspiration for whatever human happened to be attached to them. This was a lovely theory, because it made it easy for writers to answer the question, "Where do you get your ideas?" But… Continue reading Idea Genesis: Ultimately Unimportant
M.M. Jordahl 