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I've Made $7.70 In One Year As A Self-Published Author

Feb 19, 2026

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4 min read

I've Made $7.70 In One Year As A Self-Published Author

Just a short post about some numbers and thoughts about writing on the one year anniversary of my first ever publishing something.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
Recent Developments And Future Plans: Marriage, Dog, And Book

Nov 11, 2025

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8 min read

Recent Developments And Future Plans: Marriage, Dog, And Book

I've gotten married, adopted a dog, and published a new short story and an audiobook of the old one since I lasted updated this blog! I also talk about sports and how I will cut back on caring about them!

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
The World Is On Fire And I Must Look Away

Aug 18, 2025

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5 min read

The World Is On Fire And I Must Look Away

I am a weak man and I can not deal with the world as it exists so I must dive into fiction to escape from the horrors.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
On Tattoos

Aug 14, 2025

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7 min read

On Tattoos

The last of my old essays, this time on tattoos and what they mean to me now versus what they probably meant when I got them.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
A Summary Of Things Read And Watched In July 2025

Aug 4, 2025

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9 min read

A Summary Of Things Read And Watched In July 2025

Inspired by another blogger on Bluesky I decided to write a little roundup of the things I read and watched in July.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
Why I Slept On My Couch For Six Years, And Why Buddhism Is A Better Option

Jul 29, 2025

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7 min read

Why I Slept On My Couch For Six Years, And Why Buddhism Is A Better Option

A quick essay running through a mind altering experience that gave me a harsh look on our world and how a book made me look at the world a little more hopefully and brightly.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
Unlived Lives

Jul 22, 2025

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7 min read

Unlived Lives

A short essay where I consider how lucky I am to have ended up where I am today, and fabulate about how bad things could have been if things had gone different at any point in my life.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
A Reworked Essay On Creativity

Jul 15, 2025

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13 min read

A Reworked Essay On Creativity

A slightly longer piece about how important creativity is, and how I've embraced it after denying myself the joy of being creative for about a decade.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
My Secret To Good Mental Health

Jul 9, 2025

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5 min read

My Secret To Good Mental Health

A short blog about how I figured out what I needed to do to fix my schizophrenia and depression issues in my teens and twenties and improve my mental health to great in my thirties.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
Why My Biggest Fear Is Figuring It All Out

Jul 3, 2025

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6 min read

Why My Biggest Fear Is Figuring It All Out

A short little blog about how occasionaly being on the verge of figuring it all out scares me as a schizophrenic.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
In Memory Of Jånni, Beloved Cat

Jun 28, 2025

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6 min read

In Memory Of Jånni, Beloved Cat

A little writeup of the last days of our beloved cat/son Jånni's life.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
An Excerpt From My Short Story "Four Cats And A Life Improved"

May 7, 2025

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17 min read

An Excerpt From My Short Story "Four Cats And A Life Improved"

This post features the first few pages from my recently published short story Four Cats And A Life Improved, on the occasion of the anniversary of Simba dying, which sparked the creation of this near-biographical story.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
How My Schizophrenia And Science Worked Together To Convince Me I Didn't Exist

Apr 29, 2025

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4 min read

How My Schizophrenia And Science Worked Together To Convince Me I Didn't Exist

In the early days of my schizophrenia's development, a science blog and my brain's failing chemistry worked together to convince me I didn't exist and nothing was real.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
Social Media As Therapy

Apr 15, 2025

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12 min read

Social Media As Therapy

How shitposting gave me peace of mind and social media can be helpful

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
Why I Love 1950s Paranoid Scifi

Mar 20, 2025

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7 min read

Why I Love 1950s Paranoid Scifi

A short and sweet essay about my love of Dick and other science fiction, particularly from the 1950s paranoid era.

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
On Sports And Their Importance

Mar 18, 2025

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21 min read

On Sports And Their Importance

My own relationship to sports and what they mean to me

Erik Engberg
Erik Engberg
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