Category Archives: Sample Essays

Some examples of essays written for APA zines. Yes, I’m that old.

Spitting Out Noir Pits

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Gene Stewart

Noir developed as a stylistic way of dealing with the universal corruption WW II revealed. What kind of a life, let alone a good life, could you have in such a dark, deceptive, and duplicitous world? Betrayal, backstabbing, and bribery … Continue reading →

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When The Moon Hits Yer Eye Like A Sticky Moon Pie, That’s Deception

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Gene Stewart

If the lunar regolith had any depth, we might think those tower-like structures over ten kilometers tall are spear-like cylindrical asteroids — along the lines of the recent Oumuamua — that stuck when they hit but, as the universally too-shallow … Continue reading →

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Darkness Prevails – Being Notes Toward An Essay None Want

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Occult symbols sell because people like to think they’re into things others don’t know about.  Exclusivity, y’know?  It also flies in the face of conformist values, proven time and again to be hollow control mechanisms.   “The owls are not … Continue reading →

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Unseen, Deniable Realm Around Us (notes)

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Monarch, inside MKULTRA, was trauma-based mind control program with amnesia walls to hide an operant personality inside an innocuous one.  The Control of Candy Jones, Sirhan Sirhan, and so on.  Trauma causes dissociation.   Thematic foundations:  WIZARD OF OZ, ALIEN, … Continue reading →

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We’re Human Beings. They’re Not.

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Positive thinking, N V Peale’s peep show for flat-chested strippers, is what drives trunt.  He’s programmed to think repeating something makes it true.  Fact does not affect his delusions.  This explains his bloated ego.  If he says it, he thinks … Continue reading →

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Movies Are Us

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Just watched ROADBLOCK, 1950, a Howard Hughes noir.  Great fun.  A few plot holes but not threadbare.  Scads of sharp, laugh aloud dialogue and a few twists and reversals to keep things lively.  Best film from a B director who … Continue reading →

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Tic Tac Disclosure & Whistleblowing

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Gene Stewart

So there is the Tic Tac UFO event(s).  Happened, it seems, off the coast of Southern California.  Involved the Nimitz carrier group during an exercise.  Shapes resembling tic tac mints, stubby rounded cylinders, did amazing things to disrupt the group’s … Continue reading →

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Mission Statement or Confession of Permanent State Since Birth

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Gene Stewart

My writing wants to knock you down. It is intended to offend, challenge, and change you. It is calculated to thwart your expectations. It is meant not to fit into your sad little categories. It will crawl into your head … Continue reading →

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Dark Twisted Roots of Synarchy

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Trump parallels Putin in animosity toward liberal democracy and dropping false structures.  They are rigid control freaks desperate to impose stricture via structure:  theirs.  Synarchy is their philosophy and goal:  total hierarchical control with a caste system. Dream journeys to … Continue reading →

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Books Are a Good Start

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Gene Stewart

At the edge of the abyss known as the paranormal stands a library.  You’re advised to go in, explore the shelves of books, and read as many quality analyses and discussions as you can.  Find out as many facts as … Continue reading →

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