In World War II, Germany cut through France like butter. Six weeks was the grand total of time from initial conflict to surrender. The conditions of surrender were fairly favorable; France agreed to German occupation in the north and west while French civil administration remained, with the exception of the extreme southeast, which was occupied…

One of my unfortunate aptitudes is the continual mispronunciation of words. The sandal company you may have heard of, and likely heard pronounced incorrectly Teva (“teh-vah,” not “tee-vah”), which is Hebrew for nature, started from a wild ride. Now that we’ve established our superiority over the layman, let’s dive into the company’s origin story. Imagine…

The door is open, interpret it how you wish. I’ve created a picture that displays my emotional interpretation. Look through the eyes of the man in the mirror.

There’s a paragraph from the Broken Earth series that has been burned into my brain as a fantastic description of an unbalanced power dynamic and relationship evolution. “Reminding him that he has been, up to today, a good father. It is a manipulation. Something of her is warped out of true by this moment, and…

There’s a lot to say about it. Multiple variants of the same story. Perspectives that uplift and destroy.