Where to start? Would it be best to scan each page, proceeding alphabetically, name after name? It seems an assignment with this kind of gravity would be best suited for an exacting and structured approach, combing line by line and straining eyes to find an answer.  Or maybe it would be better to leave it…

each one enters as a leech, a parasitic passenger clinging desperately to a host.  give.  nourish.  supply.  attend.  these are the demands which are quickly pacified by that numbing flood. an intake of perfectly organized chemicals, triggering a calming tide. this is how we have come to endure. this archaic ritual of survival.  give.  nourish. …

This collection of satirical and iconoclastic writing includes loosely related commentary intended to explore social structures.  The binding theme across each selection is ‘Vestigial’ – exploring each social concept from the lens of a future state as told from the point of view of an ‘evolved’ version of humanity and from which the topic explored…

In the course of evolution, earlier versions of the apex species demonstrate evidence of the eventual adaptation to come. In some cases, these are small, seemingly random, changes and may not even be sustained consistently when they first show up. In other instances, these adaptations can emerge in prominence and the change can persist even…

Some of the most pain-staking progression our species has undergone was a result of deeply entrenched and complexly entangled associations. The nervous system, for example, was quite literally a tangled mess of wires embedded within the human body. The old word term ‘countreymen’ directly translates to ‘associative groupings.’ It took a few cohort exterminations until…

Occasionally, in the pursuit of substantive progress, the evolutionary process oversteps and introduces a defect into the population. The concept of adaptation may have been entirely logical and perhaps even possessed significant progressional potential for the species. The context, timing, or entry point – however – was not quite right. In an effort to advance…

Even in the progress of our great species, we moderners pay homage to the vestigial social etiquette of the old world. At times we smile, we shake hands, we repeat the words from one of the silly phrases of the past and offer a compulsory laugh. While these behaviors serve very base practical functions in…

Of all the vestiges of human development perhaps the most difficult one to explain to younger humans is that of sex. Though, it could likely be said that the challenge specific to the pedagogical task within this topic has stood the test of time. If earlier, and supposedly intelligent, permutations of the species used terms…

When the conditions are right and smoke from all the burning tires is blowing out to sea, one does not have to strain too hard to see what remains in the major cities. While our eye-like organs take more time to filter images through the dimly lit skyline, with some patience the picture will eventually…

Scrupulous research has been undertaken and the results are in. Study after study continues to reveal the facts and there can be no arguing with these objective findings. The carefully tested methodologies definitively outline the truth about what remains of the human nervous system. While pitiful, the conclusions are not likely to surprise. That rudimentary…