Archive - Extelligence

Anti-Majestic Cosmic Horseshit

My conflicted feelings about the Supernatural and the time I saw God

Feb 16, 2024 •

The Deep South of the Pacific Northwest

Welcome to Aberdeen, Washington

Jun 4, 2024 •

The Norwegian Butter Knife

The Story of my Wonderful Grandmother, whose Beautiful Memory Makes me Feel like a Terrible Person

Nov 23, 2024 •

The Man from New York

The Story of my Grandfather

Sep 14, 2024 •

The Burden of Being the Only Person Alive to Have Understood the Film Gattaca

Which is a film about how even very bright people can’t be bothered to understand statistics or do boring data validation

Apr 7 •

A Death of Despair

A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.

Aug 14, 2023 •

The High Cost of Being Dumb

How my Boomer Parents Repeatedly Snatched Financial Defeat from the Jaws of Fiscal Security

Nov 4, 2024 •

On the Subject of Shantelle

I spend a day helping a drifter reconnect with her abusive boyfriend because I have no boundaries

Jan 1 •

Or, the Reason I Never Describe Myself as Having a Rough Childhood

Mar 10 •

The Salt of the Earth

How Group Therapy for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Assault Helped Me to Basically Fix My Entire Life

Mar 24 •

My Micronesian Stepfather was a White Supremacist Amateur Elvis Impersonator

Yes, it was Confusing. That was the Point. Reflections on Race, Racism, and the Complications of Knowing Actual People

Apr 9, 2024 •

On Rotherham, Recognition, and Responsibility

How to Spot the Signs You’re in the Middle of a Horror Movie

Jan 13 •

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