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Parker LaMascus

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COVID-19, Poetry & Prose

Exodus

April 6, 2020April 15, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

Anxious work we to forstall The plague that has made slaves of all, Heedless of […]

COVID-19

Orders of Magnitude

March 21, 2020April 15, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

March 21, 2020 Scientists say that COVID-19 may kill 5% of Earth’s population if it […]

Poetry & Prose

Ode to a Mistress

March 21, 2020August 11, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

The starry firmament above thee pales! Thine sparkling eye, coquettish, yet naive, thy velvet skin […]

Culture, Science

arcana ad mortem 3: The Physics of Star Wars

February 5, 2020April 22, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

In science fiction, more than any other genre, the role of Science is to make […]

Philosophy

“Only a Sith deals in absolutes”: Star Wars as Hermeneutic, Part 4

February 1, 2020February 29, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

When I was in third grade, my Sunday school teachers made an ill-fated attempt to […]

The Psychology of Magic (the Gathering)
Game Theory

The Psychology of Magic (the Gathering)

February 1, 2020January 27, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

My best-kept secret is that I have avidly played the trading card game Magic: the […]

Philosophy

Ten Original(ish) Proverbs

January 20, 2020January 30, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

The wise man knows his nemesis to be // Moral inertia and entropy. No image […]

Poetry & Prose

Forecast 1/8/2020: Thunderclouds, Chance of Rain

January 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

Rain scours the heartland of America clean, and the tides swallow the coast. The harvest […]

Philosophy

long days, short years: part 3 (conclusion)

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

“Life is a long routine, interrupted by moments of wonder and memorable mistakes. Therefore, open […]

Babel 2.0
Culture, Philosophy, Science

Babel 2.0

December 8, 2019February 1, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

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