Category: Articles of Absurdia

There are many times when I will take an extended break from serious writing. Frankly, the typical reason for erratic production is a general lack of interest in my writings. Occasionally, I’ll write something that receives an unexplainable  surge in interest. One such article that garnered an unusual amount of attention was one pondering the […]

In our modern times, there are two distinct ways to keep a journal: handwritten and digital. In my younger years, I dedicated myself to first scribbling in notebooks. Later, I’d extract the best bits and reproduce them digitally. As I entered my college years, though, I began to transition my writing entirely to digital mediums.  […]

Once in the fantastical realm of elementary school, an epic quest was bestowed upon us pupils. Our teacher summoned us to a great and wiggly challenge: we were to raise earthworms as a motley troupe of amateur vermiculturists. The excitement of the task was palpable in the classroom, both for good and ill.Some of us […]

“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” –Pablo Picasso   Many people might think of Picasso as the man who looked at the world as if it were a kaleidoscope and thought, “Why not make it even more twisted?” But, he’s also the guy […]

There are three things that I hate more than anything else in this world: bigotry, hypocrisy, and illicit narcotics. All three are destructive and all are out of control. It makes me physically ill to witness teenagers and young adults trading the promise of their youth for an easy high. These fools feel invincible until […]

Our human experience, this trek through Absurdia, is a complex and multidimensional journey. It’s full of both ephemeral and everlasting moments. Every memory we create, emotion we feel, and day we experience shapes us into the individuals that we are. Even when their effects appear lost to the passage of time, the residue and essence […]

As a teenager, I found myself meandering along winding paths of education and expectation. Fortunately, before I became too lost in the wild, untamed chaos of human society, I stumbled upon a peculiar and powerful refuge nestled within the cozy corners of my own mind. This became my favorite sanctuary, seemingly sculpted from the ether […]

Having quite literally grown up with Star Trek the Next Generation playing on the TV in my living room, it should come as no surprise that the stars above were my first love. Popular culture has long been fascinated by the idea of extraterrestrial cultures. Yet, mainstream science has often scoffed at the notion. Still, […]

As a third-grader, for me the world was never more a place of endless fascination and wonder. It was then that along with a small group of classmates, I stumbled upon a curious creature that would capture our imaginations and bring us closer together for a time. That creature was the gypsy moth caterpillar. One […]