Essays

My Other Brain is a Library

Choose your own adventure

Last updated: 4/13/2025

Cocktail Cookies

No alcohol required

Last updated: 2/5/2025

Matcha Lattes

Caffeine and theanine for great profit

Last updated: 1/5/2025

Farmers & Foragers

A literary distinction, not an occupational one

Last updated: 12/24/2024

Russell’s Brief, Opinionated Guide to US Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

Wading through a swamp of acronyms for neither fun nor profit

Last updated: 11/15/2024

Russell’s Brief, Opinionated Guide to Home Cooking

Cooking for fun but not really profit

Last updated: 10/17/2024

Typology of Horror

A theory of horror categorization

Last updated: 7/19/2024

What’s the Deal with the Prisoner’s Dilemma?

Why the Prisoner’s Dilemma is important

Last updated: 4/7/2024

Strange Things About Melbourne

What strange things became familiar during a trip to Melbourne

Last updated: 2/7/2024

Yearly Goals

How I set yearly goals

Last updated: 8/23/2023

Types of Prose in Fiction

A theory of prose categorization

Last updated: 3/5/2023

Russell’s Brief, Opinionated Guide to Tea

My brief, opinionated guide to tea

Last updated: 1/9/2023

How to Read a Lot

My tips for reading a lot

Last updated: 8/24/2022

Analyzing and Synthesizing Thinking Styles

A novel thinking style distinction

Last updated: 7/29/2022