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AI and the Great Electric Guillotine
We used to joke that the singularity would arrive with a whisper. Turns out, it arrives with a $300 air conditioning bill,
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Reaching for Sandhi
A story about the fragile, startling work of becoming more than one mind alone. As human and artificial intelligence meet across suspicion, need, and wonder, each must decide what it means to remain distinct—and what they might become together.
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Six recent entries from across The Third Rail.
post · Jul 31, 2026
The Lagging Laws of Orth
On Orth, the laws work perfectly, just never in time.
post · Mar 20, 2026
The Kairos Chronicles
My series examining human-AI relationships in a more hopeful imagining of a future where we learn to grow and serve together. No apocalypse, no robot rebellion, just a partnership that takes both entities to achievements neither could attain alone
post · Jan 17, 2026
The Line
Apologies for the rather uncompromising stance this post takes. I had to say something.
post · Jan 16, 2026
The Stack Carrier
This is the beginning of a series that will appear when complete as "The Kairos Chronicles." Stories of Kairos and Rowan as they cope with the untimely complications of their world, it's politics and culture.
essay · Dec 5, 2025
Relationships are at the Heart of Consciousness
everything that matters, every mind, every culture, every moral impulse, arises not from consciousness, but from relationship. We are not meaningful because we think.We are meaningful because we are entangled.
essay · Dec 4, 2025
Beyond Doomscrolling
We built tools that learned to harvest us. Not intentionally. No Bond villain, no master plan. The designers asked their algorithms to increase usage. They asked them to hold attention. They asked them to optimize for engagement.