Frideswyth

Writing For Sentient Sand

  • How To Become A Tech Contractor

    The end, myths and tips Here’s my story of becoming a tech contractor in London, followed by myths/truths I found along the way. Your circumstances are different to mine, so your mileage may vary. I want to put the end at the beginning. I only became a tech contractor because… Read ⇢

  • ‘Magic, Running In The Gutters Like Lightning’ by Alan Moore

    “If we accepted that all thinking creatures were amphibious, in the sense that they have a life in two worlds at once; if we accepted that the phantom world of consciousness was just as real in its own ways as the hard world we bruise our shin on, wouldn’t we… Read ⇢

    ‘Magic, Running In The Gutters Like Lightning’ by Alan Moore

  • Books of 2019

    Started but didn’t finish a bunch of books this year, including A Joyce Carol Oates novel that was too hard to read before bedtime and a Lynne Reid Banks novel that had too much mono-melodrama 🙂 Dune took ages to finish but at least I did (on my second try) Read ⇢

  • That time I became a man

    NB: I am a cis woman, assigned female at birth, and I’m pretty happy about it. I have never felt a need/desire to transition, so this is not that kind of story. It’s a different kind of story. Background When a girl-child acts and dresses kind of like a boy-child… Read ⇢

    That time I became a man

  • How I Left The Cult

    I was raised in the religion of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I stopped attending meetings and ceremonies when I was 16. TL;DR I didn’t actively leave, my mum broke some rules and the family sort of drifted out. But I spent a long time, from ages 16-27 “de-programming” myself. If you’re… Read ⇢

    How I Left The Cult

  • Just run the numbers

    One thing I’ve learned from the LessWrong/CFAR/SlateStarCodex rationalist crowd is the power of sketching something out with rough numbers. Indeed, there is a whole blog called Put A Number On It! in this space. I’ve recently felt a divide appear between myself and my friends relating to increased ability with… Read ⇢

    Just run the numbers

  • Symbols of being poor

    I’m notorious in my household for coming out with terrible comments about my childhood. Famously, a friend asked the room: “did you guys have awkward silences and really bad communication about feelings with your family around the dinner table?” And I replied “we didn’t have a dinner table”. The dynamic… Read ⇢

    Symbols of being poor

  • Reflections 2018

    I love doing reflections at New Year, but I still find it very weird to use a few days after Winter Solstice as the dividing line. None the less we must proceed: This year has been so varied and so intense. I’ve experienced some new things, both good and bad.… Read ⇢

  • Books of 2018

    A little below my goal this year… I started but didn’t finish: Marian Keyes’ ‘Last Chance Saloon’ Read ⇢

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