A Song of Passion and Flame

Fin's Ranting and Raving

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Social commentary, cosmic tangents, personal history, and the occasional expletive-laced tirade. 
​My thoughts on Jewish topics are on a separate page; this is where the rest of my brain runs wild.
If you're wondering why I don't have a proper blog and don't use social media, read this.
  • The Long Road to Manhood and the Case for Heroic Masculinity
  • Why I Make Soft Things
  • ​The Fire and the Mirror: Trans Rage, Moral Clarity, and the Fight for Our Future
  • Taste Is Not A Moral Test, And Most "Representation" Sucks Ass, Actually
  • “We Don’t Give a Fuck and We Won’t Ever Give a Fuck”: What My Generation Really Meant at Woodstock '99
  • Why I Had To Let AO3 Go (or, The Slow Burnout of Fandom Culture)
  • Fractional Truths: Inheritance By Disguise
  • Technically Free, Historically Fucked: ​A Legal Shade of White
  • "Pick Up A Pencil"? Shove It Up Your Ass
  • Why Does This Keep Happening?
  • Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: DeviantArt, the Toxic Village from Hell
  • When "Just Get Therapy" Isn't the Answer
  • No-Bullshit Conversations the Trans Community Needs to Have
  • Stephen King Doesn’t Have People in His Fridge: Fanfiction, Trauma, and the Infantilization of Fandom
  • The LGBT Community Is Failing Its Own: Notes from Outside the Bubble
  • Safe, Legal and Rare: Why Prohibition Fails Abortion Care and Trans Healthcare Alike​
  • Let's Talk About Art Theft: Plagiarism Vs Inspiration
  • Why I No Longer Identify As A Feminist
  • ​“Woke” vs. What Actually Helps People​
  • G-ddamn White Trash
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