New Feelings

Original Publication Date: 2018–06–01 Several weeks ago, I wrote about a number of changes to my beliefs about God, my sexuality, and my career. I didn’t mention it in the post, but around the same time a number of ethical beliefs and values important to me also started to crack…

Original Publication Date: 26/04/18 Recently, I’ve felt like writing about a few recurring Bad Things I’ve been dealing with for the last half-year or so. This is somewhat odd for me. Normally, my preferred method of dealing with a Bad Experience is to move on as fast as possible and…

Original Publication Date: 2018–03–23 I. I’m an atheist. I don’t think God exists. But if I’m being honest, I can’t point to a certain argument or piece of evidence that caused me to stop believing in God. Rather, as I grew up and began the slow and mostly unconscious process…

Original Publication Date: 2018–03–04 I haven’t been in a writing mood for a while. Writing this post was a real struggle; I’ve had plenty of interesting post ideas, but no motivation to actually sit down and write. Amongst other things, I’d planned to begin a post series discussing the different…

Original Publication Date: 2018–05–17 Over the last couple of months, a number of key thoughts and emotions that made me ME have started to change. Values and opinions I once thought were stable have begun to unravel, and it’s scary and disorientating. …

Original Publication Date: 2018–01–17 I like reading books, particularly novels. It’s enjoyable for me, and one of the more effective ways for me to escape the often-stressful real world. …

Original Publication Date: 2018–01–05 I. I read Eichmann in Jerusalem, by the famous philosopher and political scientist Hannah Arendt, in around April this year. The book discusses a prominent Nazi involved in the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, and his trial in 1961. Eichmann’s job was overseeing the deportation and transport of…

Original Publication Date: 2017–12–14 I. Reception It’s been around a month since coming out on Facebook. I’m very happy to say that everyone has reacted in a supportive manner to my posts and the news in general. It’s wonderful that the reception has been so positive, and that I won’t…

Original Publication Date: 2017–12–05 Since coming out publicly, I’ve felt a desire to visibly exist in public. To interact with people outside my small bubble. To share things about myself. I didn’t have this before. I didn’t feel joy or pleasure in being able to share experiences via social media…