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Nissa Tolton

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
  • 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
  • Notes on Dreaming
Der Kerkermeist
  • Philosophy

Making Decisions

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 28 June 202520 February 2026

Making decisions is easy. Building the scaffolding for decision-making is hard.

Heaven is pleasure, and nothing but
  • Dreaming

Heaven is pleasure, and nothing but

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 June 202521 January 2026

It is possible for people like me to stumble into a heaven. But it is hard for them to stay.

Hay Fever
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Hay Fever

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 25 June 202525 June 2025

Beat hay fever with immunonutrition

Time-loops
  • Philosophy

Time-loops

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 5 June 202528 June 2025

Have you ever considered the possibility that you could be in a time loop?

The Mode of Child Awareness
  • Dreaming

The Mode of Child Awareness

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 29 May 20259 February 2026

In the dreaming world, the decisions you make are less important than the perspective you take.

Invasion of the Waking World
  • Dreaming

Invasion of the Waking World

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 May 20259 February 2026

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 202519 February 2026

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

Point Heating
  • Blog

Point Heating

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 19 November 202427 October 2025

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

The Family Religion
  • Dreaming

The Family Religion

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 202421 January 2026

The good old days were actually the bad old days, but because survival was fleeting, mindfulness was more necessary.

Moral Superiority — Again
  • Philosophy

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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