This section is a collection of my earlier writings, observations, opinions, and the occasional rant, dating back to when I first started putting my thoughts into a word processor and the later for public consumption. Many of these pieces haven't been revisited since before July 2020, a period that marked some significant changes in my life, my perspective, and eventually, my approach to writing. Do I still agree with everything I wrote back then? Maybe. Maybe not. Some opinions have evolved, others have changed entirely, and some probably haven't changed a damn bit. That's part of the point. Rather than rewrite history or pretend I always thought the way I do today, I've chosen to preserve these writings as they were. For anyone curious enough to explore them, this archive offers a look at where I started, how I thought, and how I've evolved as both the human and as a writer.