Miscellaneous
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A Year Older
Hello friends, Birthdays offer an opportunity for reflection. When I look back at the last year, I have mixed emotions. In a sense, it’s a miracle that I’m still here. In another sense, I feel very sad. Yesterday, I was having a cup of tea and felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the blessings… Continue reading
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Inspirational Minimalists: Fumio Sasaki and Ethan Freckles
In my youth, buying a record by a musician I loved was always a magical experience. I remember the joy of listening to a song I had purchased from the local music shop over and over again. Owning a copy of a recording on CD, cassette or vinyl felt really special. These days, with the… Continue reading
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Substack is essentially Instagram, Twitter, Facebook…
I wrote yesterday about my plans to move my writing activities to Substack. But after spending some time on the platform, I came to realise that it has become very similar to other popular social media platforms, and not in a good way. I gave up on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram a few months ago… Continue reading
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A New Chapter
Loved ones, I hope life is treating you well! I wanted to let you know that I will soon be making Substack the home of my online writing. It was a really tough decision but I’ve been feeling the community features on Substack are appealing, as are the opportunities for monetisation. Perfect Chaos will remain… Continue reading
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No AI Was Used in the Writing of This Article!
I’m a huge fan of Joanna Penn’s podcast, The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers. Joanna is a self-publishing author and entrepreneur, and every week she shares news from the publishing industry as well as an interview and a personal update. It’s through Joanna’s podcast that I first became aware of Chat GPT, the generative AI… Continue reading
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How Are You?
Dear friends, It’s been a while since I last posted. Having recovered to large extent from my three spells in hospital last year, I’ve been looking to the future and trying to discern the will of God concerning what I should do for work. If you could see my notebook, you’d have a giggle. I’ve… Continue reading

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.
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