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Paralysis of the Soul; why do I end up hating myself?
Why do I find it so hard to be consistent?
Jan 23
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Grant B. Rafferty
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A Short Comment on The Vapid Nature of Modern Dating
I was talking to my friend a couple of months ago after another attempt at a relationship that went nowhere; in a moment of despair, I admitted to him…
Jan 18
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Grant B. Rafferty
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Obsession; reflections on my personality
I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.
Dec 26, 2024
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Grant B. Rafferty
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A Short Note on Beginings and Endings; Forget Me Not
Aug 7, 2025
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Grant B. Rafferty
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Between loneliness and solitude
Apr 17, 2025
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Grant B. Rafferty
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A sense of place;envy
Jan 30
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Grant B. Rafferty
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New Years Eve
Dec 31, 2024
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Grant B. Rafferty
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Obsession; reflections on my personality
Dec 26, 2024
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Grant B. Rafferty
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A love letter to the Palace of Westminster
Jan 20
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Grant B. Rafferty
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Young Graduates; NEETs
A tragedy in the labour market
Jun 11
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Good Will Hunting
Thoughts on my favourite movie - Spoilers for the whole film.
May 28
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Grant B. Rafferty
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What is a Good Life?
Stoner by John Williams has lived in my thoughts since I devoured it in a few evenings
Apr 28
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Grant B. Rafferty
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Failure
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart". - Goethe
Mar 1
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Grant B. Rafferty
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The Longing Core of Conservatism
There is a school of thought in politics that emphasises a society of individuals – the famous claim that “there is no such thing as society.”
Feb 26
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Grant B. Rafferty
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An Evening in the Nightclub of Eden
I have met many people in my life, nearly all of them lovely but there are rare exceptions where a single look conveys an immediate and definitive…
Feb 16
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Grant B. Rafferty
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A sense of place;envy
I am not an envious person. However, I am envious of one thing, a sense of place.
Jan 30
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Grant B. Rafferty
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I hate it, yet I love it
Poetic represention of my oxymoronic position on politics.
Jan 24
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Grant B. Rafferty
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Rise of Christianity in Gen Z
Famously, in his book The Gay Science, Friedrich Nietzsche said, “God is dead.
Jan 22
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