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Nissa Tolton

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    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
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  • About
  • Blog
    • Dreaming
    • LGBTQ
    • Philosophy
    • Political
    • Surveillance
    • Technology
  • Books
    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
  • Short Fiction
    • Audiobooks
    • Scripts
    • Humor
    • Poetry
The Salt Island Diaries
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  • Salt Island Diaries

The Salt Island Diaries

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 June 202227 May 2025

Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house create a society of their own.

Good-Bye Harajuku
  • Books

Good-Bye Harajuku

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 10 June 202128 May 2025

Good-Bye Harajuku is a series about love, speed, capitalism, and post-truth.⁠⁠ Funny, quirky, and irreverent, it’s deeply philosophical at its core.

The Mode of Child Awareness
  • Dreaming

The Mode of Child Awareness

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 29 May 202529 May 2025

I came upon a picture of a futuristic park in midjourney, and it reminded me of a dream that I had forgotten long ago. I remembered with my body. There…

Invasion of the Waking World
  • Dreaming

Invasion of the Waking World

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 May 202527 May 2025

I dreamt the waking world had been invaded by aliens who could be seen only in dreams. Somehow, it made the dream world seem more real.

Involuntary Buddhist
  • Philosophy

Involuntary Buddhist

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 11 March 202527 May 2025

The limitations of time and space cultivates Buddhism, even in non-believers.

My emacs window this morning
  • Technology

My emacs window this morning

  • renki
  • 16 December 202427 May 2025

The one document, from which all others arise.

Point Heating
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Point Heating

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 19 November 202411 March 2025

It’s best to work out your subcivilisation lifestyle while the luxury of experimentation still exists.

The Family Religion
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The Family Religion

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 202427 May 2025

The good old days were actually the bad old days better than good new days.

Moral Superiority — Again
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Moral Superiority — Again

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 November 202330 September 2024

Yes, yes, but what of the people who have morals but do not consider themselves morally superior?”

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Alliances

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 7 November 202330 September 2024

A dinner table conversation about alliances

Victoriana
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Victoriana

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 July 202328 May 2025

A new wordpress site for my 19th century books, free to download or view directly on your phone

The Social Order of Abortion Restrictions
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The Social Order of Abortion Restrictions

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 23 April 202317 December 2024

Abortion restrictions cannot be about morality; there are too many contradictions in that presentation. So what are they about?

Social order.

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