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Creative Stewardship: Who Really Owns a Story’s Legacy?
Lux Colloquii

Creative Stewardship: Who Really Owns a Story’s Legacy?

Stargate, Star Trek, and The Future of Beloved Fictional Universes
04 November 2026 ~ 32 minute read

There’s something to be said for a good science-fiction series that leaves you wanting to explore the universe rather than escape it. The kind that gives you memorable characters, interesting ideas, a little humor, and the occasional reminder that humanity might yet amount to something. Stargate and Star Trek, particularly their earlier incarnations, managed to capture something of that spirit. And perhaps that’s why their absence, and the rather curious treatment of their respective legacies, is worth discussing. There’s plenty of room for new stories, new talent, and new directions. What seems to be in shorter supply is the creative stewardship, imagination, and willingness to build upon what came before.

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The Loss of Something Essential
Journal Entries

The Loss of Something Essential

On Craft, Culture, and the Stories We Keep
31 October 2026 ~ 7 minute read

Every generation leaves something behind, not only in the work it produces, but in the standards it establishes, the stories it tells, and the expectations it passes on. Perhaps part of what we’re witnessing now is the gradual disappearance of a particular kind of craftsmanship, once understood and appreciated as an essential part of the creative process. And perhaps the more troubling question isn’t simply what we’re losing, but whether we’ve even noticed what has taken its place.

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Film: Entrainment and the Moving Image
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Film: Entrainment and the Moving Image

The Machinery Behind the Story
18 September 2026 ~ 31 minute read

The deeper I get into these questions, the less interested I become in identifying a single person, institution, or hidden hand behind them. The more interesting thing, to me, is the machinery itself: the stories we inherit, the images we absorb, the things we are repeatedly shown, and the things that quietly disappear outside the frame. Somewhere in all of that is the question of how much of what we call our own perception has actually been shaped for us.

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Creating Meaningful Art
Journal Entries

Creating Meaningful Art

The Resonance of What Is Real
11 June 2026 ~ 7 minute read

Some creations seem to arrive through us rather than from us. We labor over them, shape them, refine them, and eventually release them into the world, yet their true significance remains unknown. A story, a song, a film, a conversation — each may carry something far greater than its creator intended. Meaning, after all, is not manufactured. It is discovered in the meeting place between what is offered and what is received.

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