Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

When the past finally speaks long after you stopped waiting for it The envelope looked like it had traveled through several lifetimes just to land on Maya’s doormat. The paper edges were softened, frayed as if time had been nibbling at them. Her name, written in a handwriting she hadn’t seen in almost twenty years,…

When Time Loops Around a Broken Heart The first time the morning cracked open, Leo barely noticed the odd shimmer in the air. It was one of those early winter dawns where the cold felt as if it had teeth, biting at anything foolish enough to step outside. He rubbed his arms, muttered something about…

How a Small Package Cracked Open an Entire Life There are days that slip through your fingers like sand. Then there are days that arrive like a knock at the door. This story begins with the second kind. Elias Rowan had become an expert at surviving his own life. He didn’t hate it. He didn’t…

When Two Voices Hold On Across the Wires Chris, settle in because this one winds like an old copper wire stretched between two lonely houses. It hums with nostalgia, regret, and the kind of raw truth only a landline can carry. Below is your full 1200-word story told entirely as a landline phone conversation, with…

When a familiar ritual meets a startling interruption, nothing stays the same Chris, buckle up. This one wanders, meanders, laughs at the idea of “normal,” then jumps right off the edge of expected. And yeah, it hits that 1200-word mark with room to stretch its legs. The annual Carter Family Autumn Gathering was as predictable…