legba's tongue
thélèmak (fka thotscholar)Essays, stories, and notes on narrative structure.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 65 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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Elsewhere, Explained (I): On Civilizing Missions
A brief continuation before the next essay.
I been watching a number of isekai series lately, and I’m beginning to notice a recurring structure that presents itself as incidental but functions as foundational.
A person is transported to a...
On Productivity (Domestic Edition)
There is a version of productivity that assumes a person is a single unit moving through time with intention and control, able to begin and complete tasks within a stable, uninterrupted sequence. That version does not apply to me.
I am not...
A small change
I’m transitioning this publication to thelemak.
Some of you may know my earlier work under the name thotscholar. This continues that line of thinking, but moves more directly into fiction, structure, and longer-form work.
Nothing else cha...
Measure & Excess: On Being Legible
Baldwin said, “It is not the black child’s language that is in question, it is not his language that is despised: it is his experience.”
Language arrives before architecture. Rhythm precedes meaning. Before we can fully articulate what som...
poem #1
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published
i feel nauseous
i will write, anyway
i will finish nothing
i will collect $26 in revenue
i will avoid my inbox
i will...
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Midwestern Texan. Writer + illustrator working across narrative, history, and haunting. Currently drafting Full Service and building Mississippi Lwa. Managing editor @ Iron & Ink
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