Memoirs
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Behind The Prologue: Writing About Systems
Since the dawn of civilisation, human life has been shaped by systems. Even before we invent an artificial intelligence with a consciousness like WERP’s, we have dependencies on systems for…
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If you immediately know the candlelight is fire…
It was the summer of 1995, I lived in Gdynia, Poland and was seven years old. This was a formative trip for me, a time where I began to see…
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An Early 2000s Coming Out Story (Part 3: Telling Stories)
Warning: Discusses abuse of minors, trauma, family violence and mental health crisis. Reader discretion advised. By Paul Brzeski Continued on from Part 2: Run, Survive, Repeat So we packed things…
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An Early 2000s Coming Out Story (Part 2: Run, Survive, Repeat)
Warning: Discusses abuse of minors, trauma, family violence and mental health crisis. Reader discretion advised. By Paul Brzeski Continued on from Part 1: End of Childhood When morning came, I…
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An Early 2000s Coming Out Story (Part 1: End of Childhood)
Warning: Discusses abuse of minors, trauma, family violence and mental health crisis. Reader discretion advised. By Paul Brzeski Wise people say it takes time to fall in love, but that…
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Gardening Taught Me How to Be a Better Programmer
The front of my house faces west, sunset, which means we get a lot of bright hot light from midday towards the early evening, irrespective of the weather. We’re just…
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Final Impact: Reclaiming my story a decade later
Warning: Discusses abuse of minors, workplace trauma, drug use and mental health crisis. Reader discretion advised. 2015 was a year of immense pain and suffering for me. For years I…
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Queer Class Exclusion
For most of my life, being a part of the gay community was about survival. It meant finding a chosen family, solidarity, and finding safety and acceptance where the outside…
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Defying Anti-Life
Like Elphaba in Wicked, those who defy authority often face demonization and persecution disguised as moral justice — a poignant reminder of the cost of standing against oppressive systems. Our world is…
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Crouching manhood, hidden Barbie
When I was a boy of six or seven, I lived in Gdynia, Poland. It was the summer of around 1995 when I made a friend at the playground behind…