Pax ManekA postmortem of human civilizationBy all reasonable accounts, it is game over for human society as we know it. The end hasn’t played out yet, but it is now as inescapable…Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
Pax ManekTen relics of capitalismLike every great and terrible era, the story of the rise and fall of capitalism is told by these humble everyday tools of the trade. Each…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Pax ManekHorsesI watched the horses saunter by idly yet interestedly. One after another in an endless throng to nameless places. A brown one with its…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
Pax ManekPerfumed hairMy eyes flutter open in the cold night air It’s dark everywhere My hand reaches for hers but she’s not there! My longing cannot grasp the…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Pax ManekMy vows as a writerSelf-awareness is the curse of humanity. You know that big prefrontal cortex of our brain that makes us so smart that we believe ourselves…May 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Pax ManekKing of corpsesMan ground a pebble; The Man put it in a sling Man smelted iron; The Man hammered out an edge Man found his brothers; The Man sowed seeds…May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Pax ManekWriter’s BlockListen up bro, to my tale of woe, I lost my flow, many eons ago. Brain says yo, but the heart says no, Just like an arrow that’s missing a…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Pax ManekThe procrastinator’s rhymeSeven days to deadline; …Ah but I have so much time. Five days to deadline; …But this novel is so very fine. Two days to deadline; …For…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Pax ManekOnce upon a time…There was an unimaginable explosion. Three minutes after the boom, it was finally cool enough for two particles with opposite charges to…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Pax ManekFrom dust to dustGiven a couple of dozen basic chemical elements, there exists a recipe — perhaps multiple recipes — to turn these gases and powders and…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020