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COMPLICATED REALITY

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WELCOME TO A COMPLICATED REALITY

Hi, I'm Yamen (it rhymes with ramen). I made everything here, the art, the
stories, the poems, even the website. I work creatively in several mediums,
always chasing my curiosity and sense of wonder. I could never quite figure out
if I was a writer who makes art or an artist who writes, so I decided to be a
Laser Fractal Space Wizard instead. This site is a showcase of some of my best
work.


I MAKE FRACTAL ART


SUN GLOW

Specifically, I make art with FLAM3 (IFS) and escape-time fractal algorithms.
These mathematical renders exhibit fascinating recursive structures which I
control through careful manipulation of parameters and formulas in a kind of
chaos-game system. While this is a generative art form, it's not AI generations
in the modern sense. Discovering the world of fractal art in 2018 opened the
door to a new path in my life, and helped me become the charming wizard I am
today.

Click any artwork title to see a larger view.


LOOKING UP


BUSY SEASON


PRETURB


A LOT LITTLE


EGGS


SEE MORE FRACTALS

in the Fractal Feed


KATA




SEE MORE VIDEOS

in the Video Gallery


I WRITE SILLY POEMS

Poetry is a game of language to me, a puzzle of cadence and rhyme through which
I can capture even my silliest thoughts.
THE FLOW



THIRTEEN SECONDS



WHY I KICK ROCKS





SEE MORE POEMS

on the Poetry Wall


I MADE A CARD GAME

A lightweight party game about scientific observation, creative theories, and
impossible science.


LEARN MORE

and buy a copy


I WRITE SHORT STORIES

I'm a storyteller at heart. I've been writing and telling stories for as long as
I can remember. My first website was built in Netscape Composer for my Animorphs
fan fiction, and I like to think I've grown a bit from there. These days, I
write about silly futures, the surreal present, and interesting moments from my
own personal history.


THE BANDITS AND THE MONKS

A parable for times of worry


FOR WHEN YOU WAKE UP

A haunting note on a sleeper ship


QUADRUPLE JEOPARDY

Did you see this strange episode?


THE IMPOSSIBLE SHUFFLE

Someone is playing games with chance


SPECIAL BITS

The future of big data


DOGHOUSE ARTICHOKES

The worst pizza topping


SEE MORE STORIES

in the Library


I WRITE RIDDLES

It used to be important
now it's used a little less.
It's a dozen tilted lines
at the start of an address.
What is it?
Enter your guess in this box
Check your Guess
Correct!
Nope, try again.
THE ANSWER IS A PREFIX OF 8 LETTERS OR LESS.

Stuck? Click to reveal a hint.
HINT 1



HINT 2



HINT 3






THERE'S MORE TO SEE


FRACTAL GALLERY

Browse beautiful infinities


FRACTAL VIDEOS

Amazing animations


POETRY WALL

A river of words


GUIDES

Wisdom on demand


LIBRARY

Snack sized stories


RIDDLE GAUNTLET

Brain sports


CONTACT THE WIZARD

Questions, comments, commission requests, and glowing praise all go here. Add an
email address if you'd like a response.
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Art, Writing and Design by Yamen O'Donnell