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CHAPTER 0 The Wayward Drifter
Thomas took a long draw from his cigar. The cherry burned red against the draw of his breath as the dim light of smoldering tobacco flushed his bearded, middle-aged features in a fleeting flare of crimson and shade. Most of his face was obscured within the shadow of his western-style leather hat and its large brim. It was his signature look, the western hat and long trenchcoat helped to…
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4 stories · Step into a world of mystery, danger, and adventure with Thomas the Drifter. Explore the gritty underworld of Rhydin and meet it
CHAPTER 3 The Heroes Burden
A bleak and terrifying world full of mechanical monsters and cold, unfeeling death, where survival is a constant struggle and sacrifice is the only option. The room had begun to fill with the same dense green fog that had saturated the streets all over the village of Brickfield. The gas was filling the air inside the post office at a remarkable rate, spilling from a canister that was spinning…
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CHAPTER 2 The Massacre at Brickfield
The once vibrant community of Brickfield lies in ruins, its streets stained with mud, blood, and the remnant signs of a recent massacre by the Mecha. The town of Brickfield, into which Thomas rode, was eerily silent. Even after the recent explosion of the radio tower. Only the loud sounds of the engine of his motorcycle broke the deathly still and silence that hung over the town. A thick and…
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CHAPTER 1 Bigger Guns
In a land of urban decay, the village of Brickfield is a hub of trade and growth due to its unique and durable brick. But when the Mecha-Gnomes arrive and a strange mist descends, everything changes. Two days ago under the white blistering sun of the arid, desert wasteland, Thomas stood on a large hill some miles outside the Rhydinian city walls. The Western waste is reclaimed by rubble and…
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Next chapter should be ready Friday or this weekend. Stay tuned!
A man breaks up with his significant other and changes his mind about it. What is going on in his head during this period of indecision?
Hello, it’s always an exciting read when we see something as personal as relationships observed through the ethical lens of stoicism. I’m The Wayward Stoic and will entertain this notion in the journal. Where one instills images of heated debates and firey passion, the other proffers up still-framed images of dated, stifled old men in platonic robes. The same thing would go through a woman’s…
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Can you alter your core beliefs or personality through hypnotherapy or self-hypnosis?
Hello, thank you for your question. I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this to the journal. If you’re asking, then no. Why? Because hypno-anything is nothing more than an implanted suggestion. For that suggestion (or any suggestion) to take root and grow, there must be some level of honest, if not earnest, belief in that suggestion. You must be willing to suspend your belief for that in the…
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Why is courage an essential virtue of Stoicism?
Courage is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Stoic philosophy. But alone, without the support of the other three, courage alone is a sinking lifeboat. Stoicism teaches us the importance of… Wisdom Justice Courage and Temperance. We learn that none of the four is greater than the other; instead, they form a solid supportive foundation. Interlinking links in a chain that encompass the…
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How do people get good at anything? What are the steps they take to hone their skills?
Hello, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I will pen your question into journal tonight. Pride. It all starts here. I’m sure you’re probably thinking, “But to be prideful is a sin or immoral”. And sure, you may be right. Just as a broken clock tells time twice a day. Pride alone isn’t some sort of evil incarnate. It isn’t a “path to the dark side” or such hyperbole nonsense. Though, some of that…
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What are ways to repair a damaged self-image and build self-esteem and security?
Reflection. Hello, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this subject to journal tonight. We are all perfect mirrors for all our own imperfections. Every crack under the surface we see. Every nagging voice that casts doubt and whispers tender insecurities, we hear them. Every single word spoken or typed has left its judgment. In the chaos of life, we sit alone amongst our broken things, lost…
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My 20-year-old son told me he was an atheist, so I kicked him out of the house and told him I hated him. Was this the right thing to do?
No. Hello, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this solemn topic to journal tonight. What you have done here directly contradicts your goal, which I’m sure was something like “tough love”. You humiliated and shunned him. The one person in the world he felt truly comfortable enough to express his most profound truth to, in turn, forsakes him. That was brutal, savage. Your actions are not…
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If stoicism means accepting things for what they are, and not trying to get what you want, how do you defend yourself from harm if you're just supposed to accept it?
And here, from the start, we have fallen into the mind trap. A preconceived notion of what we believe something is and should be. Hi, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this to journal today. In your question above, you believe that a Stoic who has received some type of harm and is passive or indifferent from the damage inflicted on them. That couldn’t be any more untrue. In this case, you…
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How can I be a stoic if I just can't take it some days?
To be a Stoic, despite how it is often portrayed today by most western influences, isn’t about achieving a particular image or being some emotional void. Hi, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this question to journal today. A Stoic isn’t the marble for ancient roman statues. To be Stoic is to adhere to the cardinal four virtues and live a life according to those virtues. Need a reminder of…
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Is a Stoic capable of feeling or experiencing hatred? How do they deal with it?
Heavy, right? Hi, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this subject in my journal today. Hatred is a powerful force, a formless jailor of our insidious fears and insecurities. It is a first-tier influencer and manipulator. It is a destructive force. The warmth it offers, as that anger surges through your body, isn’t a gift. Instead, it is a conflagration of self; you’ve become shackled against…
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How would stoicism manifest in more practical scenarios? For example, how is a stoic meant to conduct themselves when confronted with a problem or a subject they know little about?
So, is our secret out? The world has finally discovered the stoic mind’s superpowers and now wishes to learn the intricacies of its most profound secrets for themselves? Can we blame them for their naivete? No. We can only greet such incursions with measured patience. Now, why the above may sound fun, intriguing, and the start of some epic adventure. That isn’t the reality of a Stoic…
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How do stoics deal with people who don't see the world as they do? How does a stoic interact with an immoral person?
They refuse to grow. Mired in the muck of selfish ambition. All acts of immorality are born through a combination of ignorance and weakness. Hi, I’m The Wayward Stoic, and I’ll pen this to journal today. There is the common phrase, one I’m sure you’ve heard a few times throughout the years. Usually, it goes something like “Ignorance is bliss”. And there is indeed truth to that. Those ignorant…
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