Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

The Poopiness Of Hard And Soft Power

Posted on July 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

One of the main reasons why people seek power is to coerce people into doing what they want them to do.  There are a great many people whose goals for power or freedom are defensive in that they want to … Continue reading →

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Poopism: Where Does Poop Come From?

Posted on July 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

On its face, this question seems ridiculous. It is obvious where, physically speaking, poop comes from. It is so obvious that it is hard to imagine anyone who could ask about it asking about it because the fact is so … Continue reading →

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Poopism: The Scope Of Poop, Redux

Posted on July 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

We have spent a lot of time talking about the complexity of poop as it relates to life, but so far we have focused our discussion on the physicality of human existence and how it inevitably involves a great many … Continue reading →

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Poopism: A Continual State Of Inelegance

Posted on July 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

On September 18, 1796, while traveling in Southern England, Jane Austen wrote a letter to her beloved sister Cassandra and stated about the weather: “What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.” At … Continue reading →

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Poopism: The Influence Of Poop On World History

Posted on July 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

Given the vital nature of poop to our lives, it is rather unsurprising that poop has had a massive influence on world history. That said, its influence is not something that has often been examined directly, and so the accounts … Continue reading →

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Poopism: The Profitability Of Poop

Posted on July 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

Earlier in this collection of essays, we commented on a humorous story that I would like to repeat to set the context for this current exploration. A close friend of mine has told me several times of the way that … Continue reading →

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Poopism: When Poop Goes Wrong

Posted on July 8, 2024 by nathanalbright

We commented recently that there is a golden mean with regards to our attitude towards poop. To handle our business properly, we must both acknowledge that poop is natural and nothing to be ashamed of but also make sure that … Continue reading →

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Poopism: On The Relationship Of Poop And Gender

Posted on July 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

We have already seen how age greatly affects how we view poop and the importance of what happens when poop becomes a major aspect of our lives, and how we determine how the day is going. It is perhaps unsurprising … Continue reading →

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Poopism: To Poop We Return

Posted on July 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

There are at least two groups of people who, in my acquaintance, have been particularly blunt with regards to talking about issues of their extrusion of bodily matter. One of those groups of people, perhaps surprisingly, has been women, which … Continue reading →

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Poopism: Babies As Poop Machines

Posted on July 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

In our previous examination of the scope of poop, we ended our discussion with an observation that babies are poop machines. This is not meant as an insult to babies. Nevertheless, anyone who has ever had children or even observed … Continue reading →

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