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✨started drafting a text on network surrealism.
🔐key concepts: meme logic as archetype, post-authorship, glitchy timelines, dream states remixed by code.
👀 thinking with:
— Breton’s “convulsive beauty”
— Bridle’s algorithmic irrationality
— Fisher’s hauntology
— net_art as proto-network surrealism
🪽lemme dig in
(if you know texts i should check plz comment!) https://media.tenor.com/LkQzw7k5DV4AAAAC/anime-hacking
🔐key concepts: meme logic as archetype, post-authorship, glitchy timelines, dream states remixed by code.
👀 thinking with:
— Breton’s “convulsive beauty”
— Bridle’s algorithmic irrationality
— Fisher’s hauntology
— net_art as proto-network surrealism
🪽lemme dig in
(if you know texts i should check plz comment!) https://media.tenor.com/LkQzw7k5DV4AAAAC/anime-hacking
Tomorrow, Twitter Space for the writers & authors
RSVP: https://twitter.com/mdf365/status/1917939119516426574?s=46&t=CMyOWycLFClGW6yqEXwryg
RSVP: https://twitter.com/mdf365/status/1917939119516426574?s=46&t=CMyOWycLFClGW6yqEXwryg
New note on play.
This time I was capturing some thoughts on playgrounds and how i feel there is more and more less "Spielraum", e.g. room to play, leeway, wiggle room to actually play.
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/3q9vnmy4zm1vdqez222
This time I was capturing some thoughts on playgrounds and how i feel there is more and more less "Spielraum", e.g. room to play, leeway, wiggle room to actually play.
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/3q9vnmy4zm1vdqez222
Notes on Play #004
This one goes a bit deeper into my obsession of superposition, and some early thoughts that play is a way for us to maybe even unconsciously perform wave form collapse.
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/4z2fpx1zbgdwpj8a3h
This one goes a bit deeper into my obsession of superposition, and some early thoughts that play is a way for us to maybe even unconsciously perform wave form collapse.
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/4z2fpx1zbgdwpj8a3h
New note on play, this time capturing some early thoughts on pretend play.
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/ntjd5rssdefzmndd44
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/ntjd5rssdefzmndd44
poetry poetry poetry
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Tokenized Human
@tokenizedhuman·12:00 01/05/2025
Today's poem is hero.
I have a feeling I might have written about this even before, which isn't unusual as it's one of my most vivid childhood memories.
Anyway, this is Hero.
Hope you like it!
https://zora.co/coin/base:0x3118d4fc72b0d1367634926d885142a805f0f579?referrer=0x8b996ef121705a6618240d25b43903943af56ed0
I have a feeling I might have written about this even before, which isn't unusual as it's one of my most vivid childhood memories.
Anyway, this is Hero.
Hope you like it!
https://zora.co/coin/base:0x3118d4fc72b0d1367634926d885142a805f0f579?referrer=0x8b996ef121705a6618240d25b43903943af56ed0
I gained confidence by looking better.
This time last year, I was a mess. My first business was failing, and I couldn’t let go. The stress made me gain weight fast, and I hated how I looked. I had no clothes that fit and avoided pictures. My confidence was gone.
One day, I made a decision: register for the gym. I told myself, “I’m taking my life back.”
It was hard at first—no visible results, and people laughed when I said I was working out. But my brother held me accountable. I kept going. I kept pushing—literally.
Then things changed. I started to look better. My confidence grew. I began showing up on LinkedIn. I started improving in all areas.
I still have a long way to go, but I love my journey. And I want to keep sharing it.
This time last year, I was a mess. My first business was failing, and I couldn’t let go. The stress made me gain weight fast, and I hated how I looked. I had no clothes that fit and avoided pictures. My confidence was gone.
One day, I made a decision: register for the gym. I told myself, “I’m taking my life back.”
It was hard at first—no visible results, and people laughed when I said I was working out. But my brother held me accountable. I kept going. I kept pushing—literally.
Then things changed. I started to look better. My confidence grew. I began showing up on LinkedIn. I started improving in all areas.
I still have a long way to go, but I love my journey. And I want to keep sharing it.
Wrote a new blog post about thoughtless act and thoughtful hacks. As part of my future thesis on play. Please read it here:
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/1vw3q1e0d833pxw05vw
https://fountain.ink/p/yeast/1vw3q1e0d833pxw05vw
Tomorrow: Twitter Space for writers & authors
RSVP: https://twitter.com/mdf365/status/1915502232658760153
Come talk shop
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Come talk shop
During this session, we talked about building a catalogue of releases, creating audiobooks, & the North American Fantasy Based Book Sale for May plus discussion on literary agents and ghostwriting
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0F6NW3398?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
Additional platform links down thread
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0F6NW3398?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
Additional platform links down thread
just realized that if you don’t write something and share it with the world you are preventing all the people that would read it to do so
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alexander
@the-cynic·21:40 27/04/2025
it's Sunday. just published. they say third time's the charm. let's see.
interestingly, i learned something new while putting pen to paper (figuratively. lol).
that...rarely happens. today's essay was really eye-opening for me. i had no plans to go in the direction i did.
@ifeoluwafavour @jpfraneto.eth (you could think of this as a part 2, i guess)
https://paragraph.com/@stay-ungovernable/living-without-the-applause?referrer=0xe99a43A700f07D0b2939c053c63B40Eb3C91456F
interestingly, i learned something new while putting pen to paper (figuratively. lol).
that...rarely happens. today's essay was really eye-opening for me. i had no plans to go in the direction i did.
@ifeoluwafavour @jpfraneto.eth (you could think of this as a part 2, i guess)
https://paragraph.com/@stay-ungovernable/living-without-the-applause?referrer=0xe99a43A700f07D0b2939c053c63B40Eb3C91456F
It never gets easier does it...
I just published a new poem today that tells about my inner world.
It's for my paid subscribers only, but you could read it with using the 7-day free trial. ;)
https://firstrainofficial.substack.com/p/wandering
It's for my paid subscribers only, but you could read it with using the 7-day free trial. ;)
https://firstrainofficial.substack.com/p/wandering
Shot out a couple of writing posts earlier. One long form about running, the other a poem I dropped as a zora content coin.
Please check them out if you are interested in writing, running, or poetry.
The poem is part of an online collection, memory archive I'm trying to build up. It's pretty frictionless on Zora and there are no minting costs so it seems like as good as place as any to do it.
Trying to do it with new work - but there's actually some old stuff I originally posted here on Warpcast that I like and mike stick up too.
Follow me with notifications on if this is your thing.
Please check them out if you are interested in writing, running, or poetry.
The poem is part of an online collection, memory archive I'm trying to build up. It's pretty frictionless on Zora and there are no minting costs so it seems like as good as place as any to do it.
Trying to do it with new work - but there's actually some old stuff I originally posted here on Warpcast that I like and mike stick up too.
Follow me with notifications on if this is your thing.
dropping this in here for anyone interesting in on chain poetry.
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Tokenized Human
@tokenizedhuman·10:02 22/04/2025
Continuing this Zora experiment with my writing. No idea if it's a good idea or not. The format doesn't really lend itself to text but if nothing else, it gets me writing a little bit of poetry, which I'll try to do as often as possible.
I guess the market will decide. You can just right click it and own it and enjoy it the same way but if you want on chain provenance, you know what to do.
Most of my poetry takes inspiration from real life events, to which I add my own twist, influenced by my macabre, bizarre, cynical and dark sense of humour.
Anyway, hope you like. Today's poem (and NFT/content coin/content coin is Oh.
https://zora.co/coin/base:0xf8a67cde17ae1fa6d3647eb752fcdfce80eda81b
I guess the market will decide. You can just right click it and own it and enjoy it the same way but if you want on chain provenance, you know what to do.
Most of my poetry takes inspiration from real life events, to which I add my own twist, influenced by my macabre, bizarre, cynical and dark sense of humour.
Anyway, hope you like. Today's poem (and NFT/content coin/content coin is Oh.
https://zora.co/coin/base:0xf8a67cde17ae1fa6d3647eb752fcdfce80eda81b
Just a friendly reminder that I recently published 2 new writings of mine on Substack!
Another one will follow in 6 days.
As this new one will be for paid subscribers only, I also want to remind about my actual discount of 20% (forever!) on any subscription until Apr 27th.
Read more about the perks in the post below. ⬇️
Another one will follow in 6 days.
As this new one will be for paid subscribers only, I also want to remind about my actual discount of 20% (forever!) on any subscription until Apr 27th.
Read more about the perks in the post below. ⬇️
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This Writer's Block Workshop was a discussion on the particulars of curating your writing environment to set the mood for creativity
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0F5QNTJPW?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
Additional platform links downthread
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0F5QNTJPW?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
Additional platform links downthread
New article for the writers & authors
Read: https://mdf365.substack.com/p/writers-workshop-after-the-manuscript
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Subscribe & get them sent to your inbox once a month!
I'm at the stage of writing this where I think the word coin needs to be removed from the lexicon. Causing everything around the word 'coin' to be completely off-target because the center are in different places from when I first started.
But blockchain media will be entirely tokenizable.
But blockchain media will be entirely tokenizable.
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Colin
@colin·19:57 17/04/2025
Please do
Practice breeds improvement
Remember that mechanic who fixes your car? Think they’d be that good without years of practice?
Same goes for plumbers, electricians, tailors—they’ve all honed their skills.
So why, as a writer, aren’t you practicing daily?
No job yet? That’s not an excuse.
Opportunities come to those who are prepared.
If you can’t write 1,000 words a day, how will you keep up with client work?
Not even about the word count—will your quality be good enough?
Out of practice = lost opportunity. Don’t let that be you.
Start small. Be intentional.
Write for 10 minutes/day.
Grow to 20, then 30.
Shift to word count: 500 → 700 → 1K+.
Right now, I’m at 1K/day, still pushing for better.
Because if you expect your barber or mechanic to deliver, your employer will expect the same from you.
So get to work.
Remember that mechanic who fixes your car? Think they’d be that good without years of practice?
Same goes for plumbers, electricians, tailors—they’ve all honed their skills.
So why, as a writer, aren’t you practicing daily?
No job yet? That’s not an excuse.
Opportunities come to those who are prepared.
If you can’t write 1,000 words a day, how will you keep up with client work?
Not even about the word count—will your quality be good enough?
Out of practice = lost opportunity. Don’t let that be you.
Start small. Be intentional.
Write for 10 minutes/day.
Grow to 20, then 30.
Shift to word count: 500 → 700 → 1K+.
Right now, I’m at 1K/day, still pushing for better.
Because if you expect your barber or mechanic to deliver, your employer will expect the same from you.
So get to work.
on running
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Tokenized Human
@tokenizedhuman·13:57 19/04/2025
It's a running day. I don't want to go. My partner basically guilt trips me out of the door. I walk the mile or so to the park thinking I'm not going to be able to do much of anything. I convince myself to do interval training, but I feel guilty about it. Part of me thinks it's cheating because I'm purposely not running continuously. Part of me thinks it's fine, especially considering I wouldn't have come out at all today if it wasn't for my partner. I remind myself about elite runners rest runs, or easy runs, that are sometimes done at 8 minute miles. I feel better. It's cold, but I like that. I never like overdressing for running in cold weather, but I'd appreciate a jumper now as the wind kicks in and bites cold against my legs. I know once I begin, however, I'll appreciate coming as I have.
I find the workout on my watch and wait for the GPS to lock in. I have several versions of basically the same thing. Run a distance, walk a distance, run slightly less time, walk a bit more time etc. I settle on
I find the workout on my watch and wait for the GPS to lock in. I have several versions of basically the same thing. Run a distance, walk a distance, run slightly less time, walk a bit more time etc. I settle on
