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Caught Between Shadows

The Agony and Power of Belonging Nowhere

Caught Between Shadows: The Agony and Power of Belonging Nowhere To belong nowhere is to inhabit the space between, a realm uncharted, unclaimed, unloved. It is to feel the ground beneath your fee...

ROS Topics: The Wrong Tool for the Job (A Love Letter to Proper Abstractions)

ROS Topics: The Wrong Tool for the Job (A Love Letter to Proper Abstractions) Introduction There are few things in life as certain as death, taxes, and engineers misusing ROS topics for things the...

The Quest for Peace

The Quest for Peace Impulse. It hits me like a spark, something sharp and electric, a fleeting moment that pulls me into the present. It’s easy to be consumed by it, to chase after it, to try and ...

The Paradox of Suffering: An Analysis

The text brings a deeper philosophical exploration of suffering, struggle, acceptance, and peace, woven through a narrative of Django’s existence. The text engages with themes of existentialism, st...

The Paradox of Suffering

A text from 2018, inspired by someone I looked up to

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And then, everything slipped through the cracks of its own design. First came the lollipop—a small, sweet thing, de...

Ignition

A story from 2016

Ignition Quand elle est tombée, la nouvelle s’est propagée rapidement, remontant du Grey Terminal du royaume jusqu’aux exploitation minières des piliers. Le vent soufflait fort, transportant les...

The Prestige

A story from 2016

The Prestige And then comes the Prestige—the final act. The hero has accomplished what they set out to do, but now they face the ultimate test: Can they hold onto it? The audience, having been swe...

The Turn

A story from 2016

The Turn The Turn is where the story takes a sharp, exhilarating twist. Here, the hero begins to use the extraordinary powers or objects they’ve acquired, pushing the boundaries of what is possibl...

The Pledge

A story from 2016

The Pledge In every great story, the beginning is crucial. It is the moment when the hero makes a promise, a pledge that sets everything into motion. The Pledge is the foundation of the journey, w...

Awaken

A story from 2016

Awaken A freezing wind howls across the desolate expanse of Sakura, a barren island untouched by warmth, where only the sounds of nature seem to make their presence known. It is the day after the ...