What then?

What then?

Seeing Ents and Meaning on a Stalk in an Orchard
Bringing wildness to domestication
Jun 2 • Sam Alaimo

May 2026

How to Find Awe In Everything
Carson. Sauna. Aristotle. Spiders. Dreams. Figs.
May 26 • Sam Alaimo
What a Winters Training Can Teach Us About Meaning
Enemies. Epictetus. Fiction. Aging well.
May 19 • Sam Alaimo
Why We Should Laugh At Hell
NYC subways. Optimization. Physical training. Used books
May 12 • Sam Alaimo
Why We Should Listen to the Voice of Dog
How our mutts make us (more) human
May 5 • Sam Alaimo

April 2026

Why We Grow From Pain, Loss, and Cutting Away
SEAL training, autoimmunity, figs, and temples
Apr 28 • Sam Alaimo
A Course Correction For What Then?
Apr 21 • Sam Alaimo
What Pork Chop Hill Can Teach Us About Meaning
Misanthropy and a Sabbath
Apr 14 • Sam Alaimo
What the Knife and Art Can Teach Us About the Phone and Tyranny
Analog creativity makes us human
Apr 7 • Sam Alaimo

March 2026

How Myth-Making Can Cure Our Cultures Nihilism
Xenophon, Meaning, and Whole Foods
Mar 31 • Sam Alaimo
On Centurions, Happiness, and Earthrise
Looking down on death, finding happiness in suffering, and overcoming
Mar 24 • Sam Alaimo
On Gandalf, Good News, and Alive Eyes
Living for a good fight
Mar 17 • Sam Alaimo
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