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Live discussion on my new book ‘Writing at the Wellspring’

Magic, Meaning, and the Fabric of the Real

Living into the Dark (Even When Promoting a Book)

When Horror Becomes Revelation: Thomas Ligotti’s Special Plan for This World

Two Visions of Writing in the Age of AI

‘Be the Gateway’ and the Relational Nature of Creativity (Reading Notes 2)

Poetry, Nonduality, and the Unreality of the World

Spiritual Malnutrition and the End of Sacred Secrecy

‘Shimmering Images’ and the Mythic Core of Memoir (Reading Notes 1)

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