H.A. Stephan
@haxstephan.bsky.social
Scifi/fantasy junkie, marching band nerd, often sassy. 😎
"When myth is detached from ecclesial authority and sacramental life, it tends to generate sects rather than saints. Private cosmologies become alternative catechisms."
open.substack.com/pub/hastepha...
open.substack.com/pub/hastepha...
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy as Myth
Gary Wayne's Unintentional Secondary World
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"When myth is detached from ecclesial authority and sacramental life, it tends to generate sects rather than saints. Private cosmologies become alternative catechisms."
open.substack.com/pub/hastepha...
open.substack.com/pub/hastepha...
I eat the Doritos with the chopstiks, too.
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I eat the Doritos with the chopstiks, too.
Chiles is the GOAT of British tabloid slop.
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Chiles is the GOAT of British tabloid slop.
It’ll be Stonehenge, Teotihuacan or Saqsaywaman.
I bet it’s Stonehenge, or some other stone ruin in U.K. Easier to film there.
I bet it’s Stonehenge, or some other stone ruin in U.K. Easier to film there.
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’ll be Stonehenge, Teotihuacan or Saqsaywaman.
I bet it’s Stonehenge, or some other stone ruin in U.K. Easier to film there.
I bet it’s Stonehenge, or some other stone ruin in U.K. Easier to film there.
The production design is great, but the writing and acting is so ham I laugh. A lot.
I don't think that was what the producers intended…
I don't think that was what the producers intended…
September 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The production design is great, but the writing and acting is so ham I laugh. A lot.
I don't think that was what the producers intended…
I don't think that was what the producers intended…
Foundation, season 3. Thumbs up!
September 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Foundation, season 3. Thumbs up!
It's nice and cloudy today in PDX. Had great walk, talked with the neighbors.
How's everyone doing?
How's everyone doing?
September 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's nice and cloudy today in PDX. Had great walk, talked with the neighbors.
How's everyone doing?
How's everyone doing?
✨The Punchline:
Catholic/Orthodox: Eschatology is free, nerdy, and liturgical.
Protestant doom media: Eschatology is $29.95 (+S&H), sweaty, and consumable.
Catholic/Orthodox: Eschatology is free, nerdy, and liturgical.
Protestant doom media: Eschatology is $29.95 (+S&H), sweaty, and consumable.
August 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
✨The Punchline:
Catholic/Orthodox: Eschatology is free, nerdy, and liturgical.
Protestant doom media: Eschatology is $29.95 (+S&H), sweaty, and consumable.
Catholic/Orthodox: Eschatology is free, nerdy, and liturgical.
Protestant doom media: Eschatology is $29.95 (+S&H), sweaty, and consumable.
The lighter reveal at the end of the episode was funnier…
August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The lighter reveal at the end of the episode was funnier…
Reposted by H.A. Stephan
Western decline began when we stopped putting holographic stickers on things
August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Western decline began when we stopped putting holographic stickers on things
Chucks are an invasive species, I’m sure of it.
August 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Chucks are an invasive species, I’m sure of it.
Asking GPT questions about LDS and this zinger hits…
"a uniquely American Gnostic religion"
LeGasp!
"a uniquely American Gnostic religion"
LeGasp!
August 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Asking GPT questions about LDS and this zinger hits…
"a uniquely American Gnostic religion"
LeGasp!
"a uniquely American Gnostic religion"
LeGasp!
The Absolute Degeneracy of Modern Writing
YouTube video by The Second Story
www.youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Such a dangerous creature. (And dangerously cute…)
August 2, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Such a dangerous creature. (And dangerously cute…)
Guys. I don't know who Jenna Ortega is. I'll be under my rock if you wanna chat about something/anything else.
August 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Guys. I don't know who Jenna Ortega is. I'll be under my rock if you wanna chat about something/anything else.
It’s 4,000 words, and it feels too short.
July 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It’s 4,000 words, and it feels too short.
Try the 80s clone, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LT...
Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CoreyHartVEVO
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Try the 80s clone, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LT...
WTF is "high" finance? No one knows the answer…
July 15, 2025 at 5:08 AM
WTF is "high" finance? No one knows the answer…
To my Canadian friends: WTF does 'Elbows Up' mean?
July 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
To my Canadian friends: WTF does 'Elbows Up' mean?
Drink, Drank, Drunk
June 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Drink, Drank, Drunk
Give Talk Talk’s "Laughing Stock" a try.
June 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Give Talk Talk’s "Laughing Stock" a try.
Climb, Clomb, Clumb.
June 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Climb, Clomb, Clumb.
It's all Lester's fault. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BBr...
This is Why We Never Got Another Lord of the Rings
YouTube video by The Second Story
www.youtube.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It's all Lester's fault. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BBr...
I cook bacon… wrong. So say the wise.
June 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I cook bacon… wrong. So say the wise.
I wonder how many of those ratty profiles are real people, or if they are real people how many actually take walks in the sunshine.
February 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I wonder how many of those ratty profiles are real people, or if they are real people how many actually take walks in the sunshine.