commonplace journal

The problem of causality. It is not always easy to determine what has caused a specific change in a science. What made such a discovery possible? Why did this new concept appear?

Carol looked at her. “How do you become a poet?” “By feeling things—too much, I suppose,” Therese answered conscientiously.

“I guess. But I can’t really imagine the sun not rising tomorrow.” A crease forms between her eyebrows as she puzzles out a response. “Can you imagine it rising on a world without a reaping?”

What is a monster but a creature of agency?