Archive - Wayward Things by Will Buckingham

Divination and the Art of Choosing Well (Part II of II: Gamifying Hard Choices)

Divination without belief? On the practice of playing with prognostications.

Jan 29 • Will Buckingham

December 2025

A Year in Stories, Translations, Philosophy and Music

Happy New Year from Will Buckingham's Wayward Things

Dec 31, 2025 • Will Buckingham

Divination and the Art of Choosing Well (Part I of II: Hard Choices)

On hard choices, divination, Taiwanese gods, and the arts of ingenuity and tenacity

Dec 11, 2025 • Will Buckingham

November 2025

Four Things We Get Wrong About Strangers

Why curiosity matters, why xenophobia is sometimes okay, why talking is not the issue, and why strangers are not just friends we haven't met yet.

Nov 27, 2025 • Will Buckingham

Philosophy is taking a thought for a walk...

A new start for Wayward Things

Nov 13, 2025 • Will Buckingham

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