Why the Aerie?
Arguably the most influential pulp magazine of all time, Weird Tales, used to include a letter column called "The Eyrie." This concept—of a place where eccentric readers and writers could share their thoughts and form a community, inspired me to make this website. As for why I chose to all it The Aerie instead of The Eyrie, it's simply because I like the look of "aerie" better. They're the same word anyways, just with a different spelling. If you're curious, the word actually refers to the nest of a large bird of prey. I am not comparing myself to a bird of prey, but maybe I am comparing myself to an animal attempting to observe and evaluate everything from afar.
Why is it the "End of History?"
These are tumultuous times, and everything feels like it's coming to a head: the ever-worsening American political and social situation, the pains of climate change, a struggling economy, and my personal crises of college, senior year, being single, employment, and more. It's pretty terrifying.
Premature ends are so romantic, in their own way. The classic dying artist archetype, the dead wife motif, and the sudden apocalypse (see the songs As the World Caves In and If the World Was Ending) are all examples of this. These ends force us to take action, either by inspiring the living to do the things the dead can't do (to live for them, in a sense) or by removing the option to procrastinate. So I choose to call it the end of history. The time when people need to take decisive action to be smarter, kinder, and more caring. The time for me to live like I'm about to die. The time when history itself is ending, when we will have nothing to show for our existence unless we prevent this incoming doom.
