Ann Selene

From Self to Story: Narrative Psychology and the Memoirist’s Path to Individuation

Being a memoirist is a vulnerable role; you are both the author and the character. It forces you to dig deep, to hold your lived…
The Pathology of Consumption: Cognitive Dissonance and Its Biological Impact on Ecosystems

It has been very clear to me for many years, as I have attended conferences and traveled across the entire United States, the ultimate… Continue
The Architecture of Auditory Storytelling

The successful deployment of an independent digital broadcasting station (KPNL Radio) and a specialized podcast (The Caravan of Lore)… Continue reading on Medium » Original
Misinterpreting Humility as a Lack of Confidence

Tim Mossholder Unsplash There have been moments in my life where I have sat on podcasts, spoken at conferences, or been lost in a deep
Soil of the Soul: Post-Traumatic Growth and the Externalization of Melancholy

The rains of May have returned. It is hard to believe that a year has passed since I moved to this beautiful place, and even
The Radical Act of Self-Study: Moving from Passive Patient to Informed Partner

I remember a time when my curiosity was met with criticism and an expectation of passive compliance. I was the patient. The doctor… Continue reading
The Biological Tax of the Cultural Play: A Researcher’s Hypothesis

Google Images What happens when a researcher’s internal drive for obscure depth psychology collides with the rigid, industrial-era “scripts” of academia? To explore this, I
Passion vs. The Play: Breaking Free from Inherited Expectations

Alexandru Postovanu Unsplash Cultural plays are a fascinating thing; most of us never even realize that we are part of a subconscious lineage of acting
I Am the Lab Rat, I Am the Scientist- Goo goo g’joob

Jonathan Cooper Unsplash For years, I have navigated the world as a practitioner of “Universe Juice,” an inexplicable momentum where focused intent seems to bend reality
Bleeding Through Glass

A prose-poem, or a letter to no one and everyone Continue reading on Medium » Original article: https://medium.com/@anntomology/bleeding-through-glass-a7a17cb7cc53?source=rss-dd9d16b8d22f——2

The Fire That Cannot Be Touched

March 22, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

There is a particular sadness that does not come from loss. Loss has a clarity to it. Something was present, and then it was gone. But there is another kind of melancholy, quieter and more difficult to name, that comes from standing near warmth and realizing it was never meant

The Tethered Nomad: When the Python Meets the Page

January 20, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall – Cyril Connolly Continue reading on Medium » Original article: https://medium.com/@anntomology/the-tethered-nomad-when-the-python-meets-the-page-be1a49b990e0?source=rss-dd9d16b8d22f——2

When the Animus Comes Home

January 4, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

On eros, consciousness, and the end of projection Continue reading on Medium » Original article: https://medium.com/@anntomology/when-the-animus-comes-home-53a7d8a99205?source=rss-dd9d16b8d22f——2

On Listening & Pre-histology

December 30, 2025 Ann Selene Musings

Schrödinger’s Interval Unspalsh Mike Petucci Tonight, I lie beneath my beige waffle-weave blanket, which I love because it feels inherited, like something that has already lived a life before it came to me. Candles flicker on the nightstand, their small flames steady and loyal. The window to my right is open.

On the Human Condition

December 8, 2025 Ann Selene Musings

Morning never arrives all at once. It unfurls — slow, deliberate, like a soft-spoken omen. Continue reading on Medium » Original article: https://medium.com/@anntomology/on-the-human-condition-02a87b89f964?source=rss-dd9d16b8d22f——2