The Rang Yan Review -- debut cover

The Esteemed Rang Yan Review published “Cosmic Looping”

The Rang Yan Review is new and already badass! Their intro to their About section reads: The Rang Yan Review is an independent literary and philosophical journal devoted to critical thought, humanist culture, and the life of language. Their Editor-In-Chief, Aleksey Porvin, is both legendary and badass too. And a pretty cool individual. Who was …

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My “Musings on Husserl’s Personal Transcendental Phenomenology” Published in SYNCHRONIZED CHAOS Magazine!

Many thanks to the editors of SYNCHRONIZED CHAOS for publishing my essay "Musings on Husserl’s Personal Transcendental Phenomenology" in the new April 5, 2025 issue. It's a robust edition and it's an honor to be included. (BTW, these really ARE just "musings," stuff I've been tossing around in my head and contemplating as I considered …

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Review of In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy

In the Closet of the Vatican failed to reach its promise, not because of the topic, but because the writing seemed much more like a Restoration dramatic comedy, shocking no one today except the very devout and naïve.

I found a surprise “by” me on YouTube today

“i often wonder at what point my thoughts cease to be my reality and simply merge ― Scott C. Holstad - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTX1ur_Gvo

Some Personal (Critical) Thoughts on Francis Schaeffer’s Shaping of Evangelical America

If Francis Schaeffer was "the single greatest intellectual influence on young evangelicals of the 1960s and '70s," I'd wager those not of the evangelical bent ever have anything to worry about -- not that they ever did.