Anime-style illustration of a quill and sword resting on a marble table, light glinting off the steel while ink drips nearby — scholarly and dangerous at once.

On the Ethical Use of Pointy Things

By Catty von Catacean · 2025-11-12

Recently, blades have been brandished in battle, in comment sections, and councils—an odd use of steel, aimed not at enemies but at the friends of the writer. They say the pen is mightier than the sword—unless the sword is aimed at the pen's friends. Then, even ink gets personal. — Catty von Catacean reporting