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Priesthood of Bad Faith

It’s been three months, and like clockwork, I received the decision for the manuscript that I sent to a publisher for review, three months ago, after thorough revision from the previously rejected manuscript, incorporating various changes and fleshing out some things that bothered the previous reviewers and/or editors. Right, as you might guess, from the […]

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Made-up memories

My previous essay focused on how people tend to be in the habit of thinking that what they see is simply what they see, to be taken on an as is basis, or so to speak, yet, in actuality what they see is a mere projection, a mere fantasy of theirs. In other words, people […]

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False, fake, deceptive

Fake this. Fake that. Fake, fake, fake, it’s all fake, even orgasms. If someone tells you otherwise, it’s fake news. As already stated a number of times, seven times to be specific (eight if the title counts), this essay is all about all things fake. The problem with this is, as we’ll come to see, […]