Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Subspace Log: Writing Prompt 5

    Trying to drive two cars to the same destination by driving one a little, walking back, and driving the other one a little. Ever pausing and undoing progress to make the same progress again, eventually one car is left in a parking lot and the other taken to the final destination where the kids are…

  • Subspace Log: Writing Prompt 4

    “How do you tell the difference between quarantine reality and an alternate reality?” 2020-08-07 When something’s in quotes like this in my dream journal, it’s because it was a line of dialogue I remembered from the dream (and sometimes the only thing I remember). Some people will try to tell you that if you can…

  • Subspace Log: Writing Prompt 3

    A mother protecting her baby. Six swords. 2020-08-06 Yup. That’s it. That’s the whole prompt. It’s actually the entirety of the entry in my dream journal. Because some mornings I’ll literally only remember one word or feeling from the whole dream. For those of you thinking it’s not worth it to keep a dream journal…

  • Subspace Log: Writing Prompt 2

    Character is forced to move in with guardian(s). Two Others also move in. Main character is told their room is being designated for someone else’s stuff, and that their stuff is headed for a dumpster. Main character and the two others are made to share a room, the two others show the main character how…

  • Subspace Log: Writing Prompt 1

    Welcome to the first Subspace Log! These logs are writing prompts taken directly from my dreams (date of dream given below prompt). You’re not getting all the details of the dream, just the ones that I think hold the most promise for kicking off. An unfit father. Two little girls with power. The little girls…

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