Note: So I guess I made the mistake of posting this piece on Reddit (you know, the forum for informed and nuanced discourse) and pretty much got downvoted to oblivion. As expected, the discussion revolved around the contentious issue of Helen's historicity, entirely missing the point of this piece, namely that I will see the... Continue Reading →
Ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality … Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart. Anne Frank As a college history major, I feel confident saying that the Holocaust is the worst thing that... Continue Reading →
It may be the oldest meme in American politics: Everyone I don't like is Hitler! As everyone knows, if an online argument stretches long enough, eventually, some idiot will bring up Hitler. Hell, even America's first black president, Barack Obama, was compared to Hitler for maliciously giving us, the poor and struggling masses of this... Continue Reading →
The Ilmar (plural) or Ilmarin (singular, descriptive) go by many names: savages, barbarians, wildlings. Given their total lack of clothing and their propensity for living in forests, hills, and river valleys, they are viewed by most other races as a lesser developed human subspecies closer to animals than a civilized people. This view is perpetuated... Continue Reading →
The Art of Storytelling 
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