So here's my attempt to be scholarly. Okay, granted, the essays you'll find here aren't worthy of being submitted to my English classes. (Especially if you've had the profs I have.) On the other hand, they are thoughts that go into my writing in general, and perhaps my life in particular.

Self Transcendence and the Road to Redemption: Why Spike Is Way Cooler Than Angel

Some thoughts I had before and during season 7. This piece is the distillation of my reasoning behind writing "Et Lux" which is probably the most philosophical of my pieces to date. At least, it was in my own mind. Read it. It's short.