I'm Burned Out on Dystopia, Chat

Looking for some hopecore in a world on fire

Jul 8 • Chris Yokel

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May 2026

How To Stay Human #1: Read and Write Poetry

This is the first of what will be an ongoing series on what it means to stay human in these dehumanizing times.

May 29 • Chris Yokel

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April 2026

Go Feed Your Rage to the Creek

A poem

Apr 21 • Chris Yokel

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Introducing The Sacred Saunter

I have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks--who had a genius, so to…

Apr 20 • Chris Yokel

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The Shadows

A poem

Apr 16 • Chris Yokel

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Lament

A poem

Apr 9 • Chris Yokel

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Resurrection

A poem

Apr 5 • Chris Yokel

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My Attention is a Moral Act

Perhaps you remember the scene from 2017’s Lady Bird.

Apr 3 • Chris Yokel

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February 2026

The Gate of Heaven is Everywhere

A poem

Feb 12 • Chris Yokel

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Alive Again

A poem

Feb 12 • Chris Yokel

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This Too Is Protest

A poem

Feb 3 • Chris Yokel

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January 2026

Resisting Like Hobbits

How Tolkien teaches us normies to counter evil

Jan 16 • Chris Yokel

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