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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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Today's been a long day. I have some family visiting over the weekend and once they arrived in the afternoon, we spent some time hanging out, grabbing dinner, walking around,...
Over the last several years, I have come to dislike and distrust most film media. New or old, hot or trash, so much of it is garbage to me. My experience with this has come...
I feel like a pot of boiling water that has just a bit too much water in it. If I don't turn the heat down a bit, I'll start leaking out the pot and make the fire heating me...
I spent most of today sleeping. I feel as if I've been crashing and burning a bit, so I decided to sleep for most of today so that I could try and restore myself as much as I...
CW: Contains references to suicidal thoughts and self-harm I had another meltdown today, my third one in about two weeks. This time it was caused by a technological kerfuffle:...
I'm starting off today's entry a little bit later than normal (for me, anyway) because I had some family come by and visit (hey to y'all if you're reading!) and before that was...
Last night I started feeling depressed and felt that way this morning too. When I woke up, I didn't even want to take on the day and decided to fall back asleep. A few hours...
This morning I find myself thinking yet again about the illusion of scarcity. It's difficult to dispel to others what exactly this means. How is scarcity an illusion? Isn't it...
this is a rewrite of a piece originally posted on my Substack on January 15th, 2025. The Lie of Wealth It's good to have material things. The more we have, the happier we are—or...
I woke up late today after a long night, so getting into the groove of my day has been rather slow. But here I am, writing to my ephemeral audience yet again. I've appreciated...
I've recently been listening to a bunch of really awesome DJ sets. I listened to that new Skrillex album and not a single track misses. For my workouts, I find that I can put on...
Deep Pockets and Shallow Hearts
I come before you again, asking not for alms or recognition, but presence and grace. It's been a good time so far, but today I feel rather tired and somewhat, uh, loopy I would...
Work and Life in Total Depravity
Last night was a weird one. I was having a hard time falling asleep as usual, so I decided to take a little cocktail of prescription medications that have historically calmed me...
I've recently been enthralled by the growing trend of pseudonymous writers. These pseudonymous writers give lofty justifications for their pseudonymity, such as the fact that...
Today has been a tiring day. The reason? It was a lack of caffeine all day. I took a long nap and had another one of my strange lucid dreams. I remember being in a neighborhood...