Earlier in March the First World War claimed two more lives in Belgium, when untouched explosives were uncovered at a building site in Ypres. In a month it will have been one hundred years since some Austrian archduke was assassinated, precipitating the greatest threat to western … [Read more...]
Lines of Reasoning to Avoid
There is a rather abundant quantity of things that you should avoid saying in casual debates with your friends or colleagues, but the select few presented here bother me particularly, because they are notoriously bad lines or reasoning. I’ve been … [Read more...]
Geeking out to Maps and Board Games
Before I die, I want to have made a board game. In particular, a map board game. In some sense, a board game is like a short story (compared to the novels that are video games) - it has very limited rules, because it has to be easily and non-frustratingly executed by its players … [Read more...]
Learning French, Felix the Novice
This summer I’ve been studying in the first French class I’ve ever personally chosen to take. While it happens to be the case that a second language is a graduation requirement, notwithstanding this, I’m pretty jazzed about learning French, and being classified as a novice at a … [Read more...]
Hello, I’m Felix, a Writer
Hello I’m Felix, and I’m a new writer to Being Emme. I’m a young political and fiction writer, born in Vancouver, with a love of jazz, romanticist and surrealist art, and the study of history. I’m excited to bring my interests and talents onto Being Emme. I’m also a student, a … [Read more...]