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Contradiction Bias

on July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 By Joseph D. Newcomer 2 Comments

Sometimes, finding someone who disagrees with you is more validating than finding someone who agrees.

Thoughts From Inside A Crumbling Society Vol. III

on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 By Joseph D. Newcomer 7 Comments

All of the hope and positivity that 2021 inspired. And by "hope and positivity," I mean sarcasm and doom.

Help Share the Diminishing Return “Afterword” for World Suicide Prevention Day

on September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 By Joseph D. Newcomer 10 Comments

For World Suicide Prevention Day, please help me share this part of my novel with the world. Everyone could use a little compassion. That is what Diminishing Return is all about.

Bullet in the Echo Chamber

on December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 By Joseph D. Newcomer 22 Comments

A nation pushed to the edges of reality and rationality. Check it out in written form or in podcast form with bonus content.

The Odds of Afterlife

on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 By Joseph D. Newcomer 26 Comments

Killing it in The Afterlife. Believe in what you like, but don't pretend to know.