From Melodrama to Melancholy Two Genres, One Human Pulse

Soap operas shout. Nordic noir broods in silence.
But deep down, both reveal the same human longing.
A new essay—about drama, dread, and what makes us tick.
Now on Medium.
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We’re Not More Divided. We’re Just Louder About It Outrage Isn’t New — It’s Just Amplified

We’re Not More Divided. We’re Just Louder About It.
The outrage machine is working overtime.
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🧠👁️ The Eye of the Machine
On visual culture in the age of AI.

What happens when machines see before we do?
I explore how algorithmic perception shapes our images, memories, and meanings.

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👁️ New essay: The Eye of the Machine
What happens when images are made for algorithms, not humans?
On machine vision, poetic resistance & post-digital seeing.

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An Unholy Rite: Bingo, Luck, and the Secret Rituals They Don’t Tell You About Some rites demand candles and prayer. Others demand a dollar, a stamp, and nerves of steel.

Went to play one game of Bingo. They don’t tell you it’s also a blood sport with rules, rituals, and basement cults. #MediumEssay #HumorWriting #WritersOfBlueSky
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