Writer of dark, funny essays about life, history, religion, stupidity, love, and surviving modernity.
Blog: sisyphusrockinghell.co
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"Is there a poor damned dom doomed to be a sub for all eternity? And maybe he was a switch or something, but being always a sub gets old, and there’s a limited number of times you can answer “I do, Daddy” when Satan asks who has a tiny manhood."
On Hell
Every culture has a Hell, and every person seems to have one too. A piece about religion, fear, punishment, and imagination.
A Denunciation of Love
Love is beautiful. Love is absurd. Love is possessive, stupid, sacred, dangerous, and probably unavoidable.
In Defense of Alcohol
Not a health guide. Not a sermon. A cultural and philosophical defense of one of humanity’s oldest, messiest companions.
The Trap of Carpe Diem
“Seize the day” sounds beautiful until it becomes another impossible demand. A piece about mortality, illness, attention, and modern pressure.
https://sisyphusrockinghell.co/the-trap-of-carpe-diem/
#CarpeDiem #Mortality #ChronicIllness #Mindfulness #PersonalEssay
So there, I said it: carpe diem is excellent advice. Which is unfortunate, because it’s also terrible advice. Maybe it requires balance… No. Fuck balance. We roll. So, yeah, Tolstoy said it better: “Life is meaningless because death swallows everything.” Good work, people. Happy Monday. Let’s wrap it
What To Do Now That The World Is Going To Hell
The world is terrible. The world is better than it has ever been. Both things can be true. So what do we do with that?
https://sisyphusrockinghell.co/what-to-do-now-that-the-world-is-going-to-hell/
#Optimism #GlobalIssues #HumanProgress #ClimateChange #Philosophy
Don’t Take Things Personally, or Allow Me to Be an Asshole
A reflection on boundaries, emotional distance, and the strange freedom of not making everything about yourself.
https://sisyphusrockinghell.co/dont-take-things-personally-or-allow-me-to-be-an-asshole/
#Boundaries #SelfImprovement #MentalHealth #Philosophy #PersonalEssay
So, you’re back again for more. I can’t say I understand you but — no, you know what? No respect either. This morning, while talking about that piece about misery, someone said one of those forbidden phrases that immediately sets off alarms in my head: “Don’t take things
On How Misery Scales, or License to Feel Bad
Pain does not need to win a competition before it becomes real. A piece about suffering, perspective, illness, and allowing yourself to feel bad.
https://sisyphusrockinghell.co/on-how-misery-scales-or-license-to-feel-bad/
#MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #SelfCompassion #PersonalEssay
If you spend some time around people — and I can’t stress enough how much I recommend avoiding this if at all possible — you’ll hear conversations centered on how someone has it bad, and how others have it worse. Just now, I saw a post mocking former child actors
On Not Being Good Enough
An essay about ambition, self-doubt, perfectionism, and the exhausting little monster inside that keeps asking for more.
https://sisyphusrockinghell.co/on-not-being-good-enough/
#SelfDoubt #Perfectionism #ImpostorSyndrome #Philosophy #PersonalEssay #mentalHealth
Have you ever thought about giving up? Oh hell no.
