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Will the Concept of Free Will Change in the Manner of Whale or Witch?
Whales went from fish to mammals. We basically stopped believing in witches. Whence libertarian, contra-causal free will?
Sep 7
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David J. Frost
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August 2026
How Much More Possible is a Unicorn Than a Vampire?
Things ruled out by the laws of nature are not impossible, i.e., not necessarily false. Just highly improbable.
Aug 31
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David J. Frost
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Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem - Part 5 of 5
An essay on what we know but do not believe. First published in The Missouri Review, Summer 2026. Short enough parts to read in one sitting.
Aug 30
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David J. Frost
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Halfway Twice is Not Yet Once
“Heartbreakingly beautiful... The whole world ought to read this,” according to Substack user @ethicscorner. Originally published in SLAB literary…
Aug 26
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David J. Frost
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Je Suis Plus Radical Que Toi
Get my favorite phrase silkscreened on a T-shirt, sticker, magnet, or mug. Makes a great gift. One for you! One for them! Who's more radical? Je suis!
Aug 25
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David J. Frost
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“Degree being vizarded / The unworthiest shows as fairly in the mask.”
“Appetite, a universal wolf, / So doubly seconded with will and power, / Must make perforce a universal prey, / And last eat up himself.”
Aug 24
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David J. Frost
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Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem — Part 4 of 5
An essay on what we know but do not believe. First published in The Missouri Review, Summer 2026. Parts, weekly, each short enough to read in one…
Aug 24
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David J. Frost
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Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem — Part 3 of 5
An essay on what we know but do not believe. First published in The Missouri Review, Summer 2026. Parts, weekly, short enough to read in one sitting.
Aug 17
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David J. Frost
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Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem — Part 2 of 5
An essay on what we know but do not believe. First published in The Missouri Review, Summer 2026. Weekly parts short enough to read in one sitting.
Aug 10
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David J. Frost
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Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem — Part 1 of 5
An essay on what we know but do not believe. First published in The Missouri Review, Summer 2026. If you have not read it yet, I've cut it into weekly…
Aug 3
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David J. Frost
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July 2026
Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem
First published in July in The Missouri Review, Summer Issue 2026. It’s the story of how sleepwalking and peeing in the closet leads me to research the…
Jul 27
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David J. Frost
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What a Beautiful Earth-Turning Tonight!
An introductory path into the theme of the Armchair Vertigo newsletter, namely truths we know but do not believe.
Jul 13
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David J. Frost
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