Naoscent

Flip and Write / Roll and Write

Aug. 31, 2026, 11:40 a.m.

Clue and Yahtzee, you’ve been replaced

In Memorium, Joel Paulson

Aug. 24, 2026, 6:26 p.m.

Farewell, Sempai

A Loser’s Guide to Single-Player Board Games

Aug. 24, 2026, 11:07 a.m.

From someone who has basically no experience with them

When would you start?

Aug. 17, 2026, 11:19 a.m.

Fixing the world with Time Travel

What a 1-Star Review Really Means

Aug. 10, 2026, 11:12 a.m.

It's not that the book sucks

On Women in Anime

Aug. 3, 2026, 11:21 a.m.

From Harems to Shonen Idols to Women with Agency

What Writing is for Me (part 2)

July 27, 2026, 11:26 a.m.

But it's not supposed to be just for me.

What writing means to me (part 1)

July 20, 2026, 11:24 a.m.

And what does it mean to you?

Project Manage your Depression

July 13, 2026, 11:24 a.m.

Is it really that simple?

A Critical Review of The Lost Siren - Part 1 : From the Fold

July 10, 2026, 4:14 p.m.

Written by Zanna Bear, to be published September 2026

Choose Kindness

July 6, 2026, 12:38 p.m.

But that doesn't mean you have to be nice.

Meet your Heroes.

June 29, 2026, 12:21 p.m.

It's better to know and be honest about it.

My Thucydides Trap

June 22, 2026, 12:48 p.m.

Stumbling blindly into a culture war

AI Disclaimers

June 15, 2026, 12:26 p.m.

I bet you use AI more than you think you do.

My Horde

June 8, 2026, 2:44 p.m.

Living with my Collection

Age in a world of Ageism

June 1, 2026, 12:25 p.m.

Age is just a number, and that's why Ageism is not ok.

The Marchioness and her Companion

May 25, 2026, 12:06 p.m.

From by book, preview 3

My Tech Stack is better than yours

May 18, 2026, 12:03 p.m.

And yours is better than mine

The Unchosen

May 11, 2026, 12:26 p.m.

Dealing with need for love and the limits of humans

The Wild Dryad's Song

May 4, 2026, 12:10 p.m.

from my book, Preview no. 2

Imposter Syndrome

April 27, 2026, 12:46 p.m.

Naomi gets personal about her struggles

Choosing the Social Contract

April 20, 2026, 12:47 p.m.

Towards a higher good

Sneak preview

April 13, 2026, 12:48 p.m.

So, I guess I'm writing a book now

Rehabilitating AI

April 6, 2026, 8:53 p.m.

Finding the most ethical consumption under capitalism

Her Epitaph

March 30, 2026, 11:08 a.m.

Load me not into darkened hearse

Borders

March 23, 2026, 8:48 p.m.

Why?

An Open Letter to the Democratic Party

March 16, 2026, 7:05 p.m.

Take the Risk

Death Shall Have No Dominon

March 9, 2026, 9:30 p.m.

Musings on Killing, Justice, and the Death Penalty

And what is a Genocide?

March 2, 2026, 12:32 p.m.

The Grim Future for Transgender Individuals

Shortcuts

Feb. 23, 2026, 1:01 p.m.

Learning to take the long way

In Defense of Dreams

Feb. 16, 2026, 1:49 p.m.

Don't shoot the dreamer.

Your Favorite Messaging App Stinks

Feb. 9, 2026, 1:29 p.m.

And So Does Mine

Minimum Wage doesn't Matter

Feb. 2, 2026, 1:49 p.m.

Or, at least, it's a distraction.

The Price of Freedom

Jan. 27, 2026, 1:35 a.m.

No one is free if work is a prerequisite for existence

Automation belongs to the Automated

Jan. 19, 2026, 1:35 p.m.

If their work is done, then THEY should be paid.

Activated

Jan. 13, 2026, 8:41 p.m.

I can't sit on my thoughts any longer.

Grievances

April 21, 2025, 6:04 p.m.

Was reading the Declaration of Independence this morning and got to the grievances section. You'll never guess what King George III has been up to [abridged]:

On Oppenheimer

April 10, 2025, 12:12 p.m.

A not-particularly concise opinion, quite a bit late to the party.

Goodbye to the BWCA

April 8, 2025, 12:16 p.m.

A Tragic End to Minnesota's Greatest Treasure