Analog Nation

Last year, in lieu of making New Year’s resolutions, I made a series of resolutions on behalf of the world in general. As January 1st bears down upon us once again, I have taken the liberty of crafting some more. You get to relax and stop trying to think up a good resolution, I get [...]

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… or, “Had To Be Done, People.”
They gathered in the town square at noon.
The sun, towering at its apex, offered no shade.
Dust that had baked in the heat for years crunched under their footsteps, as a bone-dry wind threw swirls of it onto their shoes.
All eye contact was accidental, and swiftly averted.
No one wanted to [...]

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A few months back, we here at Analog Nation delved into the intricate world of philatelists, individuals who are compelled to find, analyze, and catalog stamps. These people are connoisseurs. They see art where others see only paper and ink. And while it may be amusing to label them, en masse, as weirdos — which [...]

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… or, “A Thousand Times, Why?”
Why is it
That we can send explorers to a moon
Chart the depths of an ocean
Peer into the core of an atom
Cure children of a disease
That would have ravaged whole cities
As recently as a generation ago
Craft a work of art
That defies the senses
And speaks directly to the soul
Solve for a variable
That [...]

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Supermarkets have secret powers. I am convinced of this.
Maybe it’s in the lighting. Some sort of flicker pattern in the fluorescents that’s imperceptible to the eye but received as commandment by the brain.
Maybe it’s in the music. An ambient static transmitting instructions to little receivers in the backs of our heads.
Maybe it’s in the [...]

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