30-Degree Shift
Reality is a mass of reasons; I’m just here to map the gravity. 30-Degree Shift is a weekly publication of essays exploring the structural irony of the world through a neurodivergent lens. Whether it’s special relativity, the craft of fiction, or the sensory weight of a blue-buttercream cake, I’m looking for how light bends around our baggage.
TL;DR - My brain is a messy equation and I’m trying to solve it on the chalkboard in front of class.
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30-Degree Shift is a weekly column by William T. Torgerson
The Weight of Invisible Work
The story behind Tears of Inti: how I complicated yet another simple idea, turning into four months of research, illustration, revision, and one handmade zine.
Looking for the Deli Cup
The trick to good worldbuilding isn't adding more detail. It's finding the one detail that makes someone say, "Huh. Hah!”
Understanding Doesn't Solve Anything
Perspective isn’t just an opinion; it’s the gravity that forms our reality. From special relativity to a horse named Side-Salad, I’m exploring why “everyone having their reasons” is the most painful truth in the world, and how leveraging the mass of a character's baggage allows us to see the light.