Cameron L. Summers
@cameronlsummers.bsky.social
Adjunct instructor in English and one of the writers at Broken Hands Media.
A brief essay on why things never seem to get better, politically speaking.
“At the Water’s Edge”: Materialism, Politics, and Daylight Saving Time — Broken Hands Media
I apologize in advance, as this will be a brief post today: I am behind the eight ball on grading and there is only so much time to put things off.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A brief essay on why things never seem to get better, politically speaking.
An essay concerning the psychological toll that patriarchy takes on its supposed beneficiaries:
On Andropessimism — Broken Hands Media
It seems to me that, for many men, there is an anxiety about being unnecessary. That they could be removed from the grand equation of life and it would be, at best, a rounding error. For many of the...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
An essay concerning the psychological toll that patriarchy takes on its supposed beneficiaries:
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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I read so many books last month, and I wrote about them here: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/11...
Edgar's Book Round-Up, October 2025 — Broken Hands Media
It’s a must for anyone with nuanced feelings about expressions like “reading is resistance.”
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I read so many books last month, and I wrote about them here: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/11...
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
Some thoughts on recent discussions in the arts and entertainment.
On Selling Out — Broken Hands Media
As I’ve discussed, selling out is often pitched as an issue of authenticity. The opposite of selling out is “keeping it real”. Both of these phrases have a certain yawn-inducing quality these days. ...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Some thoughts on recent discussions in the arts and entertainment.
If Missouri wants to control the KCPD they should have to provide all the funding.
The Kansas City Police Department is asking for a 21.6% increase in funding for next fiscal year, despite the city’s budget woes.
Mayor Quinton Lucas noted the police board this year spent over $10 million to settle lawsuits over discrimination, wrongful death and excessive force.
Mayor Quinton Lucas noted the police board this year spent over $10 million to settle lawsuits over discrimination, wrongful death and excessive force.
Kansas City Police hike their budget request by $50 million. Mayor says it's 'not feasible'
The Kansas City Police Department is asking for a 21.6% increase in funding for next fiscal year, despite the city’s budget woes. The money is needed for personnel costs, legal settlements, and hiring more officers and 911 call-takers, police said.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If Missouri wants to control the KCPD they should have to provide all the funding.
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'New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested.' 1/2
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
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October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
'New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested.' 1/2
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I wrote about Public Access from the perspective of a repeat player: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/10...
Did You Reconnect With Deep Lake?: (Re)playing Public Access — Broken Hands Media
Cary is a librarian, with family still living in Deep Lake, when he and his friends return for the summer. “Friends” might be a bit of stretch: they’re almost strangers, who have reconnected in the su...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I wrote about Public Access from the perspective of a repeat player: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/10...
Canvas is out so I'm just staring up into the fluorescent lights at school A (where I have conferences with students about the assignment that they just turned in) and thinking about how I have to turn in midterm grades at school B. #adjunctlife
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Canvas is out so I'm just staring up into the fluorescent lights at school A (where I have conferences with students about the assignment that they just turned in) and thinking about how I have to turn in midterm grades at school B. #adjunctlife
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Another Wednesday, another post. Some excellent books in this round of reviews, including Ada Palmer's 'Inventing the Renaissance' and Vajra Chandrasekera's 'Rakesfall', both well worth reading.
Cameron's Book Round-Up: 2025, part 7 — Broken Hands Media
Ough…time wears on, and we get more exhausted. But, on the other hand, there are books. At least there are books.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Another Wednesday, another post. Some excellent books in this round of reviews, including Ada Palmer's 'Inventing the Renaissance' and Vajra Chandrasekera's 'Rakesfall', both well worth reading.
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and when you just can't get enough Public Access (it's so good!) you can check out Volume 4 of Sprigs & Kindling for even more Analog Horror! Two whole issues of it! sprigsandkindling.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
and when you just can't get enough Public Access (it's so good!) you can check out Volume 4 of Sprigs & Kindling for even more Analog Horror! Two whole issues of it! sprigsandkindling.com
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Got a big ol' book round up here, featuring a bunch of trans horror novels that I got from the library: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/10...
Edgar's Book Round-Up, September 2025 — Broken Hands Media
In a state that loves to attack its public libraries, it felt very meaningful to be able to have access to these books.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Got a big ol' book round up here, featuring a bunch of trans horror novels that I got from the library: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/10...
So, I'm grading papers, and I'm getting students who are shocked that I open up the document that they're citing and search for the original context of the quote -- often finding that it simply doesn't exist.
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So, I'm grading papers, and I'm getting students who are shocked that I open up the document that they're citing and search for the original context of the quote -- often finding that it simply doesn't exist.
I went vegetarian at the start of the year, and it's honestly been much easier than I anticipated, despite living in a city renowned for barbecue and being allergic to one of the main components of "Beyond" meat. This led me to a question: why do we want what we want?
On Desire and Eating Flesh — Broken Hands Media
I don’t want to tell you why I stopped eating meat — I don’t think any of you should care — I want to think through why I stopped wanting to eat meat, even though no one is making me stop.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I went vegetarian at the start of the year, and it's honestly been much easier than I anticipated, despite living in a city renowned for barbecue and being allergic to one of the main components of "Beyond" meat. This led me to a question: why do we want what we want?
I've been reading James Maffie's book on Aztec Philosophy, and something that came up in that was the phenomenon of the Inamic relation between two ideas -- I think it has a broader applicability, so I wrote a piece about it.
The Inamic Relationship: A Tool from Nahuatl Epistemology — Broken Hands Media
This relationship, according to the research Maffie presents is called inamic , and it is distinct from dichotomy and dialectic. The closest English equivalent, he says, is the word “match” – as an ...
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September 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I've been reading James Maffie's book on Aztec Philosophy, and something that came up in that was the phenomenon of the Inamic relation between two ideas -- I think it has a broader applicability, so I wrote a piece about it.
We are adults. We are responsible.
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We are adults. We are responsible.
I'm tired of talking about the news. Have a slate of book round-ups: including some theory-fiction from Reza Negarestani, Rosewater from @tadethompson.bsky.social, and Cuckoo by @scumbelievable.bsky.social, among others.
Cameron's Book Round-Up: 2025, part 6 — Broken Hands Media
Well, the past couple of weeks have been…a lot. I can’t help but think that it’s probably not healthy to stay plugged into the news all the time, so let’s talk about some books. We’ll talk about eve...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm tired of talking about the news. Have a slate of book round-ups: including some theory-fiction from Reza Negarestani, Rosewater from @tadethompson.bsky.social, and Cuckoo by @scumbelievable.bsky.social, among others.
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Have any of the known perpetrators of political violence this year completed a four year degree at a university
Beyond parody
September 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Have any of the known perpetrators of political violence this year completed a four year degree at a university
I'm stoked that this is out, and I feel very proud to be included in this collection!
Sprigs & Kindling Volume 4 is now available! Issue 1 is themed around Public Access & Other Analog Oddities, and Issue 2 is Lost Transmissions! Download it for FREE from sprigsandkindling.com and shout out all the amazing contributors, editors and layout ppl for 250 pages of amazing creative works!
Sprigs and Kindling
An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games
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September 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm stoked that this is out, and I feel very proud to be included in this collection!
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*watching innocent people rapidly acquire the cursed knowledge that has driven me to madness* oh no
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
*watching innocent people rapidly acquire the cursed knowledge that has driven me to madness* oh no