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Philosopher writing on science, religion, SFF, SFWA, Codex, lute music.
newsletter: http://helendecruz.substack.com
website: https://helendecruz.net/
My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
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Published: May 29, 2025 17:05
My brilliant lute teacher Anton Birula made this video for me. Have a listen! If you feel so inclined pls subscribe to his channel LuteDuo. Let's get it to 10k. Pls reskeet.
https://youtu.be/2EWrH0gRphQ?si=_m6FpDJzXdahaSi4
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Published: May 28, 2025 22:01
Latest post. Don’t know how many I have still in me
https://helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-it-with-you
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Published: May 27, 2025 18:48
Cool story!
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Published: May 26, 2025 19:57
my publisher @thepinkhydra.com also offers my novella outside Amazon. Just $3.20 for a two hour fantasy in a beautiful secondary world and city which reminds you of Oxford. A comfort optimistic story without powerful and wealthy protagonists…
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Published: May 26, 2025 19:30
Ah my good friend Spinoza. Your life was short but we do not find anything lacking. I am not of your caliber but find consolation in it anyway
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Published: May 26, 2025 19:24
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
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Published: May 26, 2025 16:42
On nonbinary gender, Plato, Symposium, 370 bc
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Published: May 26, 2025 05:25
What is wild to me is that humans until industrialization would have two blocks of sleep. After a first sleep of some hours they would wake up and do stuff: visit friends, have sex, a small meal etc. And then they'd turn back in for a second longer sleep.…
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Published: May 24, 2025 20:10
An editor saw the potential of this novella and published it. It's selling well and has glowing reviews. Yet it was rejected so many times. I knew it's a good story. Don't give up. https://www.amazon.com/Artistry-Magic-Helen-Cruz/dp/0639843042
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Published: May 24, 2025 04:11
Lovely review of my book Wonderstruck https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/virtues/newsletter-post/wonder-struck-by-helen-de-cruz/
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Published: May 24, 2025 02:40
Brilliant paper about this https://philarchive.org/rec/PROTVO-2#:~:text=First%2C%20there%20is%20aesthetic%20value,and%20in%20retreating%20from%20consciousness.
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