Douglas Balmain

Saturday In Burma

"There walketh the ember." —---—--- — — — — ---—---— Like what you read?Check out my page for more music, philosophy, and writing! Click the "Burnin’ Both Ends” album cover above to listen to my late…

"Medium" - First Published Article

I've been curious about Medium for quite some time now. I've heard nothing but good things about the quality of the platform's content, however, it took me a while to delegate the time needed to inve…

Impetuous Ideation: VIII (On Reason)

It is a wise thing to note that reason often has the potential to corrupt good-thinking. —---—--- — — — — ---—---— Like what you read?Check out my page for more music, philosophy, and writing! Click…

Discomfort Of Indifference

The human mind goes to great lengths to resist the idea of indifference—to vanquish the thought that its surroundings—its environment—are indifferent to its presence and its greater existence. Comple…

Our Unique Relationship To Song Lyrics

Writing lyrics is a unique experience in the sense that it alleviates much of the worries and pressures that I put on myself when I write philosophy or fiction. The song is a time capsule, free from…

Nuclear Winter's Summer

Misguided Morality Of Good And Bad

Our existences are constantly being oppressed by pressures created by the misguided usage of widely misunderstood concepts: Good, Bad, Right, Wrong, Should, Shouldn't....concepts, qualifiers, such as…

Challenge And Resolve

There will always be challenges, struggles, and scenarios that test our resolve. The "goal" is not to rid one's life challenges and/or hardship—that would be both naive and unobtainable. The goal is…

What Keeps The Stomach Full

—---—--- — — — — ---—---— Like what you saw?Check out my page for more music, philosophy, and writing! Click the "Burnin’ Both Ends” album cover above to listen to my latest record for free! "Balmain…

Defining Moment

The wound was gaping and catastrophic, the body bled out nearly as rapidly as its life had left it. The gunman's finger cooled and stiffened, still curled around the trigger's inviting contour. —---—…