Avalon Dispatch

  It is not surprising that the past six years have bred absurdist detachment from the general population. Fascism continues to spread across the world in localized pockets of nationalist fervor. Late stage capitalism careens across an ever widening chasm of wealth inequality between both the poor and the rich and somehow even the rich and the billionaire class. And as civil rights become eroded and broken down into dust while the few lucky enough to find employment become drained by the constant grindstone of the capitalist mode of production, it all seems insignificant in the scope of anthropogenic climate change that has already begun its death spiral of cataclysms, tempests, and calamities that mark every season. Is it any wonder why so many choose to ignore this and simply take in reality as a hot tub we cannot escape and only enjoy the incremental increases in temperature for as long as it does not harm “us”? It seems as though the only actions we have at our disposal a...

Hey everyone, I wanted to give an update on the blog. As you can tell from the new design, domain name, and hosting site: I've moved from Wix to Blogger.   I've  created an archive of past articles and much of this change was actually done in May, right before I was consumed by the terrible serpent that comes for all grad students: their first draft of their thesis/MRP (also I moved and then actually had to finish my MA degree so suffice to say I was busy this Summer) Because of these changes, I thought it apt to give an update and preview for what I want to do with this blog. I really enjoyed writing these posts, as they were able to be more creative and express the stream of consciousness far better than academic writing allows. This is not an issue with academic work, believe me, I'm thankful there were strict writing restrictions and checks to ensure my research was well articulated and accurate.  So, with my writing brain now able to commit to more casual and relaxed...