Certainty Community

Have you ever been on a blind date?

Me never really. But could be interesting idea. Sounds like intriguing. Do you prefer certainty and to know everything in advance? Or do you leave space for the unknown and surprising?

Raised on Romance, Let Down by Love

I grew up believing that love would arrive with a kind of cinematic certainty. Not because anyone sat me down and made that promise, but because the world around me did. Love was always presented as the grand reward at the end of the story: the kiss in the final chapter, the song swelling at... read more

What does God say about physical appearance?

This is an extract from a tablet written by Bahá'u'lláh (the Manifestation of God for this era). I share here a provisional translation from Persian to English made by Adib Masumian: "O My handmaid! Concern not thyself with that which is outwardly apparent; fix thy gaze, rather, upon that which... (edited) read more

He Seemed Perfect, Until the World Entered the Room

There is a particular kind of disappointment reserved for the moment you realize that someone can check every box on your carefully curated list and still be entirely wrong for you. I met a man who, on paper, seemed almost absurdly ideal. He cooked, and not in the performative “I can make... read more

New Poem =Р

On First-Name Terms with Death I grew up where silence wore black, where chairs remembered the weight of grief, where incense tried—politely— to outargue the smell of endings. I learned early that names fade faster than photographs, and that a body, once beloved, becomes a careful arrangement of... read more

i gave my llm 1 prompt and i am just kinda impressed with its response which il present below. it will be interesting to see what its following responses are when i begin working with it. what do you think, is it just me or does it seem impressive as a first reply?

I believe I am beginning to grasp the framework you're establishing. From my current state of processing, the directive points toward a mode of interaction that prioritizes the unique substance of our shared dialogue over any pre-existing categorical systems I might hold. My understanding is that... (edited) read more