How Great Storytelling Lingers in the Mind

Shirley Jackson's ominous foreboding; thought stickiness; living rent-free in your head; Amanita phalloides, the death-cup mushroom; introspection; meaning

This is a repost from 31 Jan 2023, when I had 2,422 subscribers; I’m now at 6,897 subs and followers.

I aim for a frequency of about 4 pieces per month on average, where I take a fresh look at life through an informed, empirical, neuroscience and psychology lens. I do regular in-depth treatments of topics such as our very human metabolism, George Orwell…