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Welcome to Esoterica
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Esoterica is a magazine for those not well equipped to quiet their brain, who inhale thoughtful articles on topics that hover near the periphery of popular culture and the news agenda and ruminate on them for weeks, much to the chagrin of their lovers, partners, and co-workers.
As Leonard Cohen so poignantly wrote: “Somebody Said Lift That Veil.” Well, that someone is us. Welcome to Esoterica, the magazine that will bring your brain back to the post-pandemic world.
Leah Eichler
Big Ideas
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Artificial Intelligence and the world’s “Oppenheimer Moment”
By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON — The rapid advance of Artificial Intelligence has pushed the world to the brink of a technological revolution that will affect
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The Zone of Interest and Perpetrator Fiction
By Leah Eichler, As a teenager, my mom used to treat me to a manicure if I promised to stop biting my nails. I bit
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The 49ers and Divine Intervention
By Bruce Farrell Rosen, My mom, who passed away from cancer in 1999, was a gifted psychic. She never wanted notoriety or fame, she just
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Artificial Intelligence and the world’s “Oppenheimer Moment”
By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON — The rapid advance of Artificial Intelligence has pushed the world to the brink of a technological revolution that will affect
![0fed8f26 9b43 4a13 a39d 97e19cf3380b 1920x1080](https://esotericamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/0fed8f26-9b43-4a13-a39d-97e19cf3380b_1920x1080-300x169.jpeg.webp)
The Zone of Interest and Perpetrator Fiction
By Leah Eichler, As a teenager, my mom used to treat me to a manicure if I promised to stop biting my nails. I bit
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The 49ers and Divine Intervention
By Bruce Farrell Rosen, My mom, who passed away from cancer in 1999, was a gifted psychic. She never wanted notoriety or fame, she just
Interviews
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Danila Botha, author of “Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness”
Danila Botha, author of “Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness” talks about keeping things short, rejection, perseverance, Anne Frank and addiction. Esoterica Magazine published one of
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Should You Kickstart Your Non-Fiction Book Project?
Howard Lovy has been many things: a journalist, covering everything from Judaism to science and technology, a podcaster, a feature writer for Publishers Weekly, a
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Author Darren McKee on AI and the Future of Writing
In the new and scary world of “superintelligence,” Darren McKee tells writers to view AI “like a calculator,” but advises us to be transparent about
Fiction
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A little of this, a little of that. A collection of new fiction, articles and other published works that are currently touching my heart. Stories thread our lives together and unite us in the shared human experience.
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Ask the Rust
By Sean-Taro Nishi, After being kicked out of my ex’s apartment I had to move back in with my old man. You’d think after beating
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Obsidian
By Charlotte Razzino, Jay spent his walk home counting. Not cracks in the sidewalk, nor the numerous dog walkers and stroller shunters that often patrolled
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Cossacks
By Marc Nemiroff, Last year I was little. I was six years-old and something happened. I don’t think it started then. I think what happened was
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Ask the Rust
By Sean-Taro Nishi, After being kicked out of my ex’s apartment I had to move back in with my old man. You’d think after beating
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Obsidian
By Charlotte Razzino, Jay spent his walk home counting. Not cracks in the sidewalk, nor the numerous dog walkers and stroller shunters that often patrolled
![Fifty Lashes](https://esotericamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/iStock-2149433902-226x300.jpg.webp)
Cossacks
By Marc Nemiroff, Last year I was little. I was six years-old and something happened. I don’t think it started then. I think what happened was
The Interview
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Danila Botha, author of “Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness”
Danila Botha, author of “Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness” talks about keeping things short, rejection, perseverance, Anne Frank and addiction. Esoterica Magazine published one of
![Yellow Dog Falls 2 Horizontal](https://esotericamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Yellow-Dog-Falls-2_Horizontal-768x432.png.webp)
Should You Kickstart Your Non-Fiction Book Project?
Howard Lovy has been many things: a journalist, covering everything from Judaism to science and technology, a podcaster, a feature writer for Publishers Weekly, a
![Darren McKee](https://esotericamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Darren-McKee-768x511.jpg.webp)
Author Darren McKee on AI and the Future of Writing
In the new and scary world of “superintelligence,” Darren McKee tells writers to view AI “like a calculator,” but advises us to be transparent about