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Noahie Valk
Welcome! This is where you can find my most up-to-date writings. Divided into two sections. 1) Cogito: a diary and 2) IOKTIKN: a collection of standalone essays and short stories.
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Happy New Year, everyone! My New Year's Eve turned out well. It was a calm one. On Wednesdays, I typically go to trivia at a bar with my friends and this week, everyone who usually shows up had other plans. It ended up just being me, my...
Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! It's been a great year with Cogito, even though I only started publishing in August. I am proud of myself with maintaining a consistent practice here despite the ups and downs of life. Writing these...
Over the last few days, I've been dealing with remarkable amounts of fatigue. It's something that I deal with frequently, but is frustrating. I wake up some mornings and the only thing I can manage is to fall back asleep. I'll have these...
A fear that I have with writing these entries, especially at this frequency, is that I circle the same few topics over and over again and that I lack the ability to say anything unique with each entry. To me, this fear stems from much of...
I couldn't get any writing in yesterday because I spent the whole day asleep. I woke up in the morning, did my usual routine, and even after some caffeine, my body still urged me to go back to bed. I usually don't like going back to bed...
Even after drinking caffeine this morning, I'm still tired. As I sit here on my computer attempting to clack away at my keyboard, my eyes feel heavy and I'm not all the way there. If I'm being fully honest with myself, there's an immense...
Merry Christmas, everyone! If you're a consistent reader of this project, I am deeply grateful for your continued support. It's tough because since I don't actively track viewer statistics or farm engagement, it can feel as if I'm...
Today is Christmas Eve, but to me it just feels like another day. There's no major event happening at my house for the holiday, which I find to be a good thing. I find that there's a good spirit behind Christmas, but nowadays the holiday...
I've been reflecting on what I want my future to look like and my plans for it moving forward. As it stands, I haven't been employed in about two years. The main focus that I've had in these two years is writing and managing my bipolar...
I've been thinking a bit this morning about power. Power is an odd thing because to those who don't have it, there's a great sense of disparity. Yet for those who are powerful, they still have to contend with their humanity. Thus, the...
Upon writing the date for today's entry, I realized that today is the first day of winter. That's a nice thing. Today, then, signals a transition of some kind. A transition into what? I'm not sure, but a transition nonetheless. That's...
I woke up a few minutes before my 8 AM alarm this morning, which to me is always something I appreciate. It can feel as if my body is telling me "hey, I'm used to this little routine we have. Let's keep it up." I felt confident going...
I come outside to the back patio and everything is untouched, still in its place. The fan hums at full against the still air. I sit on my recliner and let it lift my legs slowly. Next to me is a small foldable table where I keep my...
Today I've been thinking about sexual immorality, a hot-button issue for Christians. As a man living in today's world, it seems that being pure of sexual sin is an unfair deal. The idea of not being able to hook up with anyone before...
I decided today that I am going to increase my daily timer for writing these entries from 20-minute sprints to 25-minute sprints. Honestly, I go over the 20-minute window most days anyway. Realistically, most days I spend about 30-40...