Nay
@prettyravensongs.com
Maker of music & art. Living w/ late stage cancer. Career scientist. Accidental philosopher. Associative thinker. I write because real-time and ongoing live verbal chat doesn't work for me. All engagement in writing.
https://naymuninn.substack.com/
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Book 1: Legend of the Silver Blade
Book 1: Legend of the Silver Blade by Val Huginn
www.worldanvil.com
The Saga begins today. My partner, Val, has been building a robust world for the last few decades. Today starts the release of their work into the world. I would appreciate you taking a look at this epic world and story. #epicfantasy #booksky #politicalintrigue #worldbuilding #writing #darkfantasy
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"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher
I almost rebelled against Christmas this year. I was tired of the performance. Then I remembered: our ancestors didn't light fires for aesthetics. They did it to survive the long night.
#TheLongestNight #WinterSolstice #Yule #AncestralWisdom #SlowLiving #BurnoutRecovery #Midwinter
#TheLongestNight #WinterSolstice #Yule #AncestralWisdom #SlowLiving #BurnoutRecovery #Midwinter
The Longest Night
Why We Gather: The Science, History, and Survival of Yule
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I almost rebelled against Christmas this year. I was tired of the performance. Then I remembered: our ancestors didn't light fires for aesthetics. They did it to survive the long night.
#TheLongestNight #WinterSolstice #Yule #AncestralWisdom #SlowLiving #BurnoutRecovery #Midwinter
#TheLongestNight #WinterSolstice #Yule #AncestralWisdom #SlowLiving #BurnoutRecovery #Midwinter
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Hey, everyone! Raven and Quill #3 is available! Also, the first full chapter of @sagaofthesilverblade.com is available for free. Take a look and join the Discord server to chat about all things Aithrys.
#booksky
#writercommunity
#darkfantasy
#epicfantasy
#booksky
#writercommunity
#darkfantasy
#epicfantasy
Raven & Quill #3 is LIVE.
Step into the Omnium. Chapter 1: "Whispers from Home" is here!
Meet Krysaalis, explore the Grand Composition, and see how music becomes magic!
The silence ends today.
Read:
www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...
#WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Worldbuilding
Step into the Omnium. Chapter 1: "Whispers from Home" is here!
Meet Krysaalis, explore the Grand Composition, and see how music becomes magic!
The silence ends today.
Read:
www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...
#WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Worldbuilding
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hey, everyone! Raven and Quill #3 is available! Also, the first full chapter of @sagaofthesilverblade.com is available for free. Take a look and join the Discord server to chat about all things Aithrys.
#booksky
#writercommunity
#darkfantasy
#epicfantasy
#booksky
#writercommunity
#darkfantasy
#epicfantasy
I'm living with stage IV cancer partly by learning to translate my thoughts fast enough to advocate for myself. I wrote about using AI as a translator between my associative brain and medical language, and why most conflict is just dictionary wars.
#AI #Neurodivergent #Communication #SystemsThinking
#AI #Neurodivergent #Communication #SystemsThinking
War of the Dictionaries, Part II
How AI Helped Me Translate My Way Through Cancer
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I'm living with stage IV cancer partly by learning to translate my thoughts fast enough to advocate for myself. I wrote about using AI as a translator between my associative brain and medical language, and why most conflict is just dictionary wars.
#AI #Neurodivergent #Communication #SystemsThinking
#AI #Neurodivergent #Communication #SystemsThinking
Cancer is a system failure. My response: I grabbed a mechanical pencil and became the Observer. Read about the day I chose curiosity over fear, moving from Patient to Walking Observation Lab.
#SystemsThinking
#ScienceNerd
#ObservationLab
#CancerSurvival
#Deconstruction
#ALKpositive
#SystemsThinking
#ScienceNerd
#ObservationLab
#CancerSurvival
#Deconstruction
#ALKpositive
Episode 7: The Systems Thinker and the Mechanical Pencil
Why I stopped looking at myself as a patient and started looking at myself as an observer
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Cancer is a system failure. My response: I grabbed a mechanical pencil and became the Observer. Read about the day I chose curiosity over fear, moving from Patient to Walking Observation Lab.
#SystemsThinking
#ScienceNerd
#ObservationLab
#CancerSurvival
#Deconstruction
#ALKpositive
#SystemsThinking
#ScienceNerd
#ObservationLab
#CancerSurvival
#Deconstruction
#ALKpositive
We know stress (cortisol) blinds the immune system, creating a biological static that hides its targets. If targeted therapy is the "magic" bullet, then vagal regulation (breathwork/music) isn't just chilling out. It's mindfully managing entropy. #neuroscience #healing #psychoneuroimmunology
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
We know stress (cortisol) blinds the immune system, creating a biological static that hides its targets. If targeted therapy is the "magic" bullet, then vagal regulation (breathwork/music) isn't just chilling out. It's mindfully managing entropy. #neuroscience #healing #psychoneuroimmunology
Week 2 of Raven & Quill has arrived! Take a look at the news from the ground from the survivors of the devastating Siege of Ciermanuinn. #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #DarkFantasy #PoliticalIntrigue #EpicFantasy #Booksky #WritingCommunity
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Week 2 of Raven & Quill has arrived! Take a look at the news from the ground from the survivors of the devastating Siege of Ciermanuinn. #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #DarkFantasy #PoliticalIntrigue #EpicFantasy #Booksky #WritingCommunity
Val's first issue for the newsletter for @sagaofthesilverblade.com called "Raven and Quill." Be part of the Saga by hearing the rules of engagement and taking a look for yourselves. This is the beginning of a culmination of decades of world and storybuilding. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy
The Saga Begins.
Issue #1 of "Raven and Quill" is now available. The Foyer is Open. Welcome to the Saga. Mind the shadows.
#DarkFantasy #EpicFantasy #PoliticalIntrigue #BookSky #Metaphysical #Harmonism
Issue #1 of "Raven and Quill" is now available. The Foyer is Open. Welcome to the Saga. Mind the shadows.
#DarkFantasy #EpicFantasy #PoliticalIntrigue #BookSky #Metaphysical #Harmonism
The Saga Begins
www.worldanvil.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Val's first issue for the newsletter for @sagaofthesilverblade.com called "Raven and Quill." Be part of the Saga by hearing the rules of engagement and taking a look for yourselves. This is the beginning of a culmination of decades of world and storybuilding. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy
Applying Complexity Science to Terminal Illness.
Hypothesis: "Détente" is more resiliant than "War."
Method: 4th-Gen TKIs + Psychoneuroimmunology.
Result: Sclerotic containment & BBB repair.
#LungCancer #ALKpositive #Epigenetics #DeepakChopra #MayimBialik #JamesGlattfelder #SciComm #Stoicism
Hypothesis: "Détente" is more resiliant than "War."
Method: 4th-Gen TKIs + Psychoneuroimmunology.
Result: Sclerotic containment & BBB repair.
#LungCancer #ALKpositive #Epigenetics #DeepakChopra #MayimBialik #JamesGlattfelder #SciComm #Stoicism
The Diamond Standard: An N-of-1 Experiment in Co-Existing with Terminal Illness
Beyond the "War on Cancer"—Mapping the Intersection of Fourth-Generation TKI Therapy and the Harmonist Mindset.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Applying Complexity Science to Terminal Illness.
Hypothesis: "Détente" is more resiliant than "War."
Method: 4th-Gen TKIs + Psychoneuroimmunology.
Result: Sclerotic containment & BBB repair.
#LungCancer #ALKpositive #Epigenetics #DeepakChopra #MayimBialik #JamesGlattfelder #SciComm #Stoicism
Hypothesis: "Détente" is more resiliant than "War."
Method: 4th-Gen TKIs + Psychoneuroimmunology.
Result: Sclerotic containment & BBB repair.
#LungCancer #ALKpositive #Epigenetics #DeepakChopra #MayimBialik #JamesGlattfelder #SciComm #Stoicism
The Saga begins today. My partner, Val, has been building a robust world for the last few decades. Today starts the release of their work into the world. I would appreciate you taking a look at this epic world and story. #epicfantasy #booksky #politicalintrigue #worldbuilding #writing #darkfantasy
Book 1: Legend of the Silver Blade
Book 1: Legend of the Silver Blade by Val Huginn
www.worldanvil.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Saga begins today. My partner, Val, has been building a robust world for the last few decades. Today starts the release of their work into the world. I would appreciate you taking a look at this epic world and story. #epicfantasy #booksky #politicalintrigue #worldbuilding #writing #darkfantasy
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People with ALK+ #lungcancer often aren’t told they can ask their GP for a Cancer Care Review.
@gatewayc.bsky.social highlights how side effects like neuropathy, weight changes & long-term bone or heart issues can be missed unless someone checks in.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-st...
#LCSM
@gatewayc.bsky.social highlights how side effects like neuropathy, weight changes & long-term bone or heart issues can be missed unless someone checks in.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-st...
#LCSM
Why it is still important to carry out a cancer care review: treatment complications
Key takeaways: Cancer treatment can be classified into three main types: surgery, radiotherapy and SACT. Patients often under-report treatment side effects, making cancer care reviews key to identifyi...
www.linkedin.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
People with ALK+ #lungcancer often aren’t told they can ask their GP for a Cancer Care Review.
@gatewayc.bsky.social highlights how side effects like neuropathy, weight changes & long-term bone or heart issues can be missed unless someone checks in.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-st...
#LCSM
@gatewayc.bsky.social highlights how side effects like neuropathy, weight changes & long-term bone or heart issues can be missed unless someone checks in.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-st...
#LCSM
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They use words like “waste, fraud, and abuse” to pit us against each other. But we know that we are stronger when we show up for each other. That’s what this movement is about.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They use words like “waste, fraud, and abuse” to pit us against each other. But we know that we are stronger when we show up for each other. That’s what this movement is about.
I would like to take a side bar to mention to everyone that follows me that my partner is starting to go live with their huge book series work they've been workign on the last 15 years. Stay tuned, follow @sagaofthesilverblade.com, and take a look at the preview now. Stay tuned. #ArtMimicsLife
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I would like to take a side bar to mention to everyone that follows me that my partner is starting to go live with their huge book series work they've been workign on the last 15 years. Stay tuned, follow @sagaofthesilverblade.com, and take a look at the preview now. Stay tuned. #ArtMimicsLife
So, there are studies that exposure to this over a long period of time (I'm looking at you, fellow 70s-80s kids) causes cancer. Like, mutations of genes and spontaneous generation of cancer cells. Good on the leadership at USEPA for looking out for the people. It's not the workers, it's leadership.
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So, there are studies that exposure to this over a long period of time (I'm looking at you, fellow 70s-80s kids) causes cancer. Like, mutations of genes and spontaneous generation of cancer cells. Good on the leadership at USEPA for looking out for the people. It's not the workers, it's leadership.
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Evidence of Russian war crimes “means nothing” if no credible criminal judicial process follows, warns Gyunduz Mamedov. “The sad fact is that Ukraine cannot uphold justice alone”
Russia must get no amnesty in any peace deal for Ukraine
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice
econ.st
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Evidence of Russian war crimes “means nothing” if no credible criminal judicial process follows, warns Gyunduz Mamedov. “The sad fact is that Ukraine cannot uphold justice alone”
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In two years, Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In two years, Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Instead of fighting a war I know I would eventually lose, I chose co-existance. In honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, I share my thoughts on fighting cancer and the cultural conditioning that sets us up to lose in the end.
The Clarity of the Crash: Notes from the Twilight of Stage IV
Lung Cancer Awareness Month is usually about ribbons and statistics. But for me, it’s about the moment the “war” metaphor failed, and the real conversation began.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Instead of fighting a war I know I would eventually lose, I chose co-existance. In honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, I share my thoughts on fighting cancer and the cultural conditioning that sets us up to lose in the end.
You know, here's a though. If mastrubation wasn't so damn taboo, I think a lot of young men and even adult men would be less stressed out. But they're so hell bent on abstaining. Rub one out, you'll feel better. Promise. 😘🤷♀️
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
You know, here's a though. If mastrubation wasn't so damn taboo, I think a lot of young men and even adult men would be less stressed out. But they're so hell bent on abstaining. Rub one out, you'll feel better. Promise. 😘🤷♀️
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If democracy dies in darkness, we have seen that the legacy media is willing to turn off the lights. I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to shine a spotlight on the most important fights for democracy— those taking place in court.
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If democracy dies in darkness, we have seen that the legacy media is willing to turn off the lights. I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to shine a spotlight on the most important fights for democracy— those taking place in court.
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Ashley was a 37-year-old mother of two who just died as a result of #LungCancer. She deserved better. We all do. Why did our American government pull all Lung Cancer funding? Maybe Congress and POTUS can explain it to her children.
#lcsm #research #funding #cancer
#lcsm #research #funding #cancer
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Ashley was a 37-year-old mother of two who just died as a result of #LungCancer. She deserved better. We all do. Why did our American government pull all Lung Cancer funding? Maybe Congress and POTUS can explain it to her children.
#lcsm #research #funding #cancer
#lcsm #research #funding #cancer
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Thank you Melissa Joan Hart for spreading #LungCancer awareness. #lcsm #cancer www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UNa85n/
A huge thank you to @Melissa Joan Hart for supporting our lung cancer awareness campaign this year with @Oncogene Cancer Research & EGFR RESISTERS Sabrina the Teenage Witch always used her magic for ...
TikTok video by Young Lung Cancer Is A Thing
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November 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Thank you Melissa Joan Hart for spreading #LungCancer awareness. #lcsm #cancer www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UNa85n/
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No risk factors required. Anyone can be diagnosed with #LungCancer. www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
#NoStigma #lcsm #cancer
#NoStigma #lcsm #cancer
Troubling rise in young women getting lung cancer
Doctors from around the country say they are seeing more cases of young women with no history of smoking being diagnosed with lung cancer. What’s behind the trend is unclear but the authors of a new s...
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No risk factors required. Anyone can be diagnosed with #LungCancer. www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
#NoStigma #lcsm #cancer
#NoStigma #lcsm #cancer
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness month.
I am so sad to report that advocate and stage 4 lung cancer patient Ashley Vassallo passed away last week at the age of 37 after being diagnosed in 2022 (after 366 days of being misdiagnosed).
I am so sad to report that advocate and stage 4 lung cancer patient Ashley Vassallo passed away last week at the age of 37 after being diagnosed in 2022 (after 366 days of being misdiagnosed).
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month.
I am so sad to report that advocate and stage 4 lung cancer patient Ashley Vassallo passed away last week at the age of 37 after being diagnosed in 2022 (after 366 days of being misdiagnosed).
I am so sad to report that advocate and stage 4 lung cancer patient Ashley Vassallo passed away last week at the age of 37 after being diagnosed in 2022 (after 366 days of being misdiagnosed).
I'm gonna plug my partner's writing because they're starting to put worldbuilding and upcoming Saga writing works public and I'm so excited. Yes, I might be biased, but I've learned to check bias at the door as an alpha reader for them. This is the real deal. Check them out. bsky.app/profile/saga...
bsky.app
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm gonna plug my partner's writing because they're starting to put worldbuilding and upcoming Saga writing works public and I'm so excited. Yes, I might be biased, but I've learned to check bias at the door as an alpha reader for them. This is the real deal. Check them out. bsky.app/profile/saga...