Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

My name is Greta, and I am 30 years old. I live in a quiet neighborhood on the edge of town, where the streets become empty soon after sunset, and most people know the names of everyone within three houses of their own. It was the kind of place where nothing dramatic ever seemed to…

My pregnancy was difficult from the beginning. I had serious complications, was placed on strict bed rest, and delivered early after an emergency that became frightening very quickly. When I woke afterward, I was told one baby survived and one did not I went home carrying my son Stefan—and grief I never fully learned how…

The day after my mother’s funeral, the homeless man behind our house was gone. For most of my childhood, Victor had lived behind our little rental in a shelter made of tarps and scrap wood. My mother had fed him every day. When I came back with the meal she had begged me to bring…

Wrapped around the yolk is a strange greenish-gray ring that looks like something has gone terribly wrong. Was the egg bad? Did it spoil? Is it unsafe to eat? Thousands of people ask these questions every year after discovering the mysterious discoloration. Some throw the eggs away immediately. Others assume they’ve made a serious cooking…

It is often said that fame comes with a high price, but for some, that cost is deeply personal and physical. At one point in time, Brandi Glanville was widely considered one of the most stunning actresses and models in the industry. She captivated audiences everywhere with her natural grace and a sense of charisma…

A young man raising his little sister on almost nothing spent the night sewing her dream dress for graduation. But when a stranger appeared with a letter from his late mother, the fragile life he had fought to protect began to unravel.The refrigerator hummed as gray light crept through the kitchen window. A half-finished pink…

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but you have been ignoring the most powerful storyteller of all: your legs. Every step you take, every time you shift your weight, and every stance you adopt broadcasts intimate details about your personality, your confidence, and your hidden insecurities to the world. Most people…

Some promises take a lifetime to keep, and my high school sweetheart was one of them. By the time I thought our story had finally found its happy ending, everything began to unravel.The mornings in my town moved slowly, and that suited me fine after Howard, my husband, passed away. I kept my hands busy…

I stood there in the center of the ballroom, the blue fabric of my dress feeling heavy against my skin as the laughter of my classmates echoed off the walls. I had hesitated to even come tonight, my heart shattered by my grandfather’s passing just five days earlier. He had spent his final, exhausted nights…