Archive - Twilight Reveries

The Allure of Simplicity

Deconstructing the Simplifying Mechanisms that Serve Survival, yet Distort Reality

Jul 31 •

Name Change Update: Twilight Reveries

Explaining why I am changing my Substack publication name

Jul 25 •

May 2025

Andor: Star Wars Dialed to Eleven

An essay on the Andor series, analyzing its place in the Star Wars franchise, its thematic underpinnings and moral stance.

May 11 •

February 2025

Searching for Truth in Unequal things

A philosophical investigation into the nature of truth and its value, through the lens of Nietzsche's insights.

Feb 24 •

December 2024

Collaboration Review: The Witch's Bounty

Breaking down the whole process and experience of working on the art for 'The Witch's Bounty' - a short story by The (Side) Quest.

Dec 19, 2024 •

Art Collaboration: The Witch's Bounty

Some insight behind my art process for the first "splash art" for a storytelling collaboration with a fellow Substack creator. Part One of Three…

Dec 2, 2024 •

October 2024

Games as Rhetoric: The Interplay of Media and Discourse

Exploring one avenue by which videogames can enrich players in exchange for their attention, creating a healthier transaction.

Oct 31, 2024 •

Reconstructing Morality

A speculative piece on moral arbitration, Lovecraft and the agency of humans in the universe.

Oct 16, 2024 •

September 2024

Free Will, Agency and Existence

Free will is an illusive term which is difficult to define. This piece will attempt to clarify definitions and deal with the fallout of certain…

Sep 29, 2024 •

Fiction: A By-Product of Intellect?

A hypothesis that fictions are a necessary part of being an animal with intellect and exploring what the implications of this might be.

Sep 12, 2024 •

August 2024

Videogames Should Not be Games

A panoramic exploration of the way that games perpetuate addiction, making reference to the Attention Economy and Gamification, plus a call for more…

Aug 29, 2024 •

Exploring Dark Themes in Fictional Media: Part 2

A discussion about the place that violence and dark themes should hold in fiction, particularly in visual media. This will be an expansive look…

Aug 15, 2024 •

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