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Reflections on OROBORO: No-Eyes
This is part of a series of essays reflecting on my writing and my dark fantasy setting, called OROBORO. Some of the earliest stories I set in the world of OROBORO were about a character called No-Eyes, who was a conman and necromancer. I imagined him as a kind of Cenobite astronaut—his head would be encased
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Reflections on OROBORO: Princess Mononoke & The Duality of Humanity
This is part of a series of essays reflecting on my writing and my dark fantasy setting, called OROBORO. When I was in middle school, I saw the Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke. Set in medieval Japan, it follows Ashitaka, a young man who becomes cursed by a monstrous beast. Two quotes from that movie
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Meditations on Immortality, Part 6: The Lotus Gambit
Welcome back to this series on immortality and perfection! If you haven’t read the previous articles, check them out below: Part 1: The Paradox of Perfection Part 2: Fractals & Infinity Part 3: Swordsmanship & Perfection Part 4: Alchemy & the Magnum Opus Part 5: The Horrors of Eternal Life In Part 5, we talked
