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Universal Principles for Ethical Living
They’re simple because hunger is simple, and profound because feeding another being is profound.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Guardians of Earth and Truth
Each deportation cuts a channel through our community, like water carving through unprotected soil.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


American Inventory: A Field Guide to Resilience
We’ve survived worse than this. We’ve faced bigger threats than this. Every time, enough people stood up and did the necessary things.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Critical Focus — Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’
At the heart of Metropolis is a deeply human story, one foreshadowing the times we live in.
Gael MacLean
6 min read


Climate Change Reality Check on a Sheep Farm in Idaho
Started about a mile from here as the crow flies and I was fortunate there was a ridge and a river between me and it. Ready, set, go.
Gael MacLean
6 min read


A Serf's Guide to Embracing Your Financial Overlords
The plutocracy offers to buy everyone a round, but only if they sign over their homes as collateral.
Gael MacLean
1 min read


UMSDERWPFLEPI Crowns Climate Chaos Queen
Local meteorologists have gone into hiding, with several spotted fleeing towards the Canadian border disguised as tumbleweeds.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Sally Rides Again
As soon as I turned the key, Sally roared to life with a growl. Before I could react, she lurched forward—knocking me clean off.
Gael MacLean
1 min read


The Tipping Point: Democracy, Dystopia, and the Decisive Ballot
The next general election will define our future. It's not an exaggeration to say that the future of our democracy hangs in the balance.
Gael MacLean
8 min read


A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street
Arbus’s quest to capture what she called “evil” was perhaps misunderstood by many. Even by herself at times.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


The Spinning of America: The Right-Wing Media Takeover
The story of right-wing media consolidation is not just a story about business or politics. It’s a story about us.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


Operation Lawn & Order: Idaho’s Turf War on Democracy
The new law mandates that every Idaho household must display a 6-foot campaign sign on their property, visible from outer space.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Gnosticism and the Dawn of AGI Consciousness
AGI represents the pinnacle of human creativity and our deepest quest for knowledge.
Gael MacLean
18 min read


Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day
Think about the old days. Town picnics in the park. Fourth of July parades. Christmas lights on every house. People used to care.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


Echoes of Tomorrow 7
This landscape… it’s so alien. Those rock formations, the colors… [voice softens] Elias would love to see this.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Analyzing the Erosion of Democracy
Democracy doesn’t crumble in a day. We might not notice it at first, but in time, it can leave us stranded in a world we no longer recognize
Gael MacLean
17 min read


50 Shades of Black: The New Race Verification System
As Idaho grapples with this new racial classification system, one thing is certain—the potato harvest just got a lot more complicated.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Echoes of Tomorrow 6
Wake up, Doc. These aren’t rational actors we’re dealing with. They’re zealots. Prepared to die for their cause.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Sontag’s Ghost in Gaza
Gaza would have resisted any attempts at simplification. The layers of history, ideology, and trauma defy easy categorization.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Fading Farmlands: The Weight of Seasons
I flip over another bale. And there it is—a rattlesnake, coiled and unmoving.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


Stumbling Towards Extinction
We tell ourselves stories in order to live. But what happens when the stories we tell ourselves are no longer enough?
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Echoes of Tomorrow 5
With Elias kidnapped by the rogue scientists, I’m more determined than ever to save him. To protect the family I never knew I needed.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Stones of Salvation
No one knew who had built it or why. Now it would be the focal point of their desperate attempt to change their fortunes.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Echoes of Tomorrow 4
The more I ponder, the more chilling the possibilities become. They could go back and alter pivotal moments in history for their benefit.
Gael MacLean
3 min read
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