Arash Robinson
@arashrobinson.bsky.social
Writer and educator exploring identity, consciousness, and change.
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Chapter 7 of Particles of the Past is live.
Some forms of knowledge don’t require proximity.
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Some forms of knowledge don’t require proximity.
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Particles of the Past — Chapter 7: Custody of the Self
Particles of the Past — Chapter 7: Custody of the Self 1950 FC (≈ 2025 CE) Zael ran until the alarms became part of the undercity’s ambient hum. The tunnels changed beneath his feet — from …
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December 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Chapter 7 of Particles of the Past is live.
Some forms of knowledge don’t require proximity.
🖤
Some forms of knowledge don’t require proximity.
🖤
A friend of mine introduced me to Witch when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia in the early 2000s.
Zamrock and Sampa the Great: The 'cool', vintage Zambian genre enjoying a surprising rebirth
In 1970s Zambia, Zamrock led a musical revolution. It's now back, with some big names among its proponents.
www.bbc.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A friend of mine introduced me to Witch when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia in the early 2000s.
Chapter 6 of Particles of the Past is live.
Beneath the city, continuity is no longer studied or debated — it is administered.
When identity becomes a management problem, refusal may be the only ethical act.
Beneath the city, continuity is no longer studied or debated — it is administered.
When identity becomes a management problem, refusal may be the only ethical act.
Particles of the Past — Chapter 6: The Undercity Does Not Forget
Particles of the Past — Chapter 6: The Undercity Does Not Forget 1950 FC (≈ 2025 CE) Liora had stayed behind. Someone had to remain visible long enough to slow the inevitable. The passage …
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December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Chapter 6 of Particles of the Past is live.
Beneath the city, continuity is no longer studied or debated — it is administered.
When identity becomes a management problem, refusal may be the only ethical act.
Beneath the city, continuity is no longer studied or debated — it is administered.
When identity becomes a management problem, refusal may be the only ethical act.
Particles of the Past — Chapter 5 is now live.
A turning point in the series, where continuity becomes something managed rather than lived.
Philosophy-forward science fiction on identity, institutions, and power.
A turning point in the series, where continuity becomes something managed rather than lived.
Philosophy-forward science fiction on identity, institutions, and power.
Particles of the Past — Chapter 5: Sediment of the Self
On institutions, inheritance, and the management of continuity
medium.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Particles of the Past — Chapter 5 is now live.
A turning point in the series, where continuity becomes something managed rather than lived.
Philosophy-forward science fiction on identity, institutions, and power.
A turning point in the series, where continuity becomes something managed rather than lived.
Philosophy-forward science fiction on identity, institutions, and power.
"Benito Mussolini used the 1934 World Cup in Italy to promote a resurgent Roman empire."
Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review?
At a gaudy and gauche World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino went all out to flatter the world’s most precious ego
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Benito Mussolini used the 1934 World Cup in Italy to promote a resurgent Roman empire."
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
Not my writing, but great questions.
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Not my writing, but great questions.
Reposted by Arash Robinson
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
I’ve got a new piece in The Mercersburg Journal (now on Medium).
Maryland’s electric rates are spiking because of AI data centers — and we’re on the same PJM grid.
Mercersburg could end up subsidizing power for massive AI facilities we don’t use and didn’t ask for.
Maryland’s electric rates are spiking because of AI data centers — and we’re on the same PJM grid.
Mercersburg could end up subsidizing power for massive AI facilities we don’t use and didn’t ask for.
AI Is Driving Up Electric Bills — and Rural Towns Could Be Forced to Subsidize It
How Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, became a case study in the hidden costs of America’s AI boom.
medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’ve got a new piece in The Mercersburg Journal (now on Medium).
Maryland’s electric rates are spiking because of AI data centers — and we’re on the same PJM grid.
Mercersburg could end up subsidizing power for massive AI facilities we don’t use and didn’t ask for.
Maryland’s electric rates are spiking because of AI data centers — and we’re on the same PJM grid.
Mercersburg could end up subsidizing power for massive AI facilities we don’t use and didn’t ask for.
New chapter of Particles of the Past.
In the heart of Luminara’s Hedonistic District, Zael begins to understand that what hunts him isn’t only present — it’s ancient.
In the heart of Luminara’s Hedonistic District, Zael begins to understand that what hunts him isn’t only present — it’s ancient.
Particles of the Past — Chapter 4: Aria’s Shadows
In neon shadows and ancient halls, identity unravels — and a forgotten philosophy reshapes two worlds.
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
New chapter of Particles of the Past.
In the heart of Luminara’s Hedonistic District, Zael begins to understand that what hunts him isn’t only present — it’s ancient.
In the heart of Luminara’s Hedonistic District, Zael begins to understand that what hunts him isn’t only present — it’s ancient.
I finally republished my Everest Base Camp piece from the Mercersburg Journal. It’s about trekking, humility, and the people who carry the weight of the Khumbu. medium.com/@ArashRobins...
From Mercersburg to the Everest Base Camp:
The Weight Behind Our Dreams
medium.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I finally republished my Everest Base Camp piece from the Mercersburg Journal. It’s about trekking, humility, and the people who carry the weight of the Khumbu. medium.com/@ArashRobins...
Deleted my Facebook account. Focusing on writing, mindfulness, and building a quieter corner of the internet. New fiction + philosophy coming soon.
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Deleted my Facebook account. Focusing on writing, mindfulness, and building a quieter corner of the internet. New fiction + philosophy coming soon.
My mom took these pictures today at the #KennedyCenter. The willows that used to stand there were beautiful. They will be missed.
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My mom took these pictures today at the #KennedyCenter. The willows that used to stand there were beautiful. They will be missed.
What happens when past transformations converge into a single thread?
Chapter 3 of Particles of the Past explores memory, identity, and the hidden architecture of consciousness as Zael steps deeper into the mystery of his own anomaly.
A turning point for the series.
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Chapter 3 of Particles of the Past explores memory, identity, and the hidden architecture of consciousness as Zael steps deeper into the mystery of his own anomaly.
A turning point for the series.
🔗 medium.com/@ArashRobins...
Particles of the Past — Chapter 3: The Study of the Exceptional
Echoes from another iteration turn into a message no Fluxian can ignore.
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
What happens when past transformations converge into a single thread?
Chapter 3 of Particles of the Past explores memory, identity, and the hidden architecture of consciousness as Zael steps deeper into the mystery of his own anomaly.
A turning point for the series.
🔗 medium.com/@ArashRobins...
Chapter 3 of Particles of the Past explores memory, identity, and the hidden architecture of consciousness as Zael steps deeper into the mystery of his own anomaly.
A turning point for the series.
🔗 medium.com/@ArashRobins...
A short story about a Pennsylvania town that learns to rebuild after belief outlasts truth. medium.com/@ArashRobins...
#mutualaid #fiction
#mutualaid #fiction
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A story about time, memory, and how a community rebuilds itself after belief outlasts truth.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A short story about a Pennsylvania town that learns to rebuild after belief outlasts truth. medium.com/@ArashRobins...
#mutualaid #fiction
#mutualaid #fiction
In Luminara, a civilization without memory, one being begins to dream.
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Particles of the Past
Set in Luminara, a civilization born from Plutarch’s paradox, Particles of the Past follows the first Fluxian to remember. A meditation on consciousness, identity, and the fragile thread that binds us...
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In Luminara, a civilization without memory, one being begins to dream.
medium.com/particles-of-the-past
medium.com/particles-of-the-past