jakevanderark

Indoctrination is the act of training people to accept a stance without question. This can lead intelligent people to believe outrageous and dangerous ideas. One of the symptoms of indoctrination is to

I've always loved toy cameras, especially the infamous plastic Holga. Unfortunately, the camera was too cumbersome to bring on my trip to Chile... especially with the medium format film. To recreate the

With a single blog post, Steemit paid for my trip to Chile to write for a startup production company. I’ve been working hard with @piedpiper for almost three weeks... and our progress has been tremendous.

How do we attract and retain the masses? I think this should be our biggest question as we consider the future of Steemit.  Right now, my creative posts are being viewed almost exclusively by other

My creativity died with my third marriage. I was soaring through my fifth novel when my wife told me she had "reconnected" with her ex... and writing stopped. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get

(Three months ago I posed for Archan Nair's digital portrait. Used with artist's permission.)  I'm okay. Really. In a few days I'll begin posting exciting (and less melodramatic) content with @piedpiper

(Artwork used with permission from Archan Nair)  video: part 1 the other me. the only you. upside out and inside down; your wrecking-ball confidence (never earned) and nonchalant prowl. hair up. limbs

I recently dug up a chart I made last year comparing God to several popular villains (both real and fictional). If I'm missing any x's, notable villains, or other atrocities, let me know. Or if you'd like

Less than three months ago, my wife left me for her ex boyfriend. The separation hit me harder than the death of my father, and I quickly learned I'm not the emotionally-stable INTJ that I thought I was.