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Welcome to the home base.

I work at the intersection of applied psychology, organizational mechanics, and independent media.

I build regional digital infrastructure, conduct specialized social research, and write about how narratives influence behavior.
This site exists to connect those threads in one place, from deep-dive essays and audio work to applied research reports.
Explore the pages below to see current projects, or reach out directly via the contact form at the bottom of the page.

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Notes on the Architecture

Contracted social research, Labor Mobility study, policy frameworks

Book cover titled 'Nobody Wants Princess to Succeed: Culture & Manipulation' by Robert Mac, with images of various celebrities and public figures in a collage background, highlighting themes of culture and manipulation.

“Princess” is a book that outlines the interaction between culture, crowds, and individuals. It’s about how culture and crowds are used to manipulate individuals.
You would read this book because you always suspected that most everything you see and hear has been curated- but not for your benefit.

Book title cover image for "Bad Dreams & Other Tales" by H Robert Mac A cityscape with towering, complex structures and advanced spacecraft.

“Bad Dreams” is an anthology of short stories written over the past twenty years or so. Two are novella-length. Dark and brooding, with violence, sex, magic and science fiction, they are also unshakably optimistic and positive. Well- except for “The Call” and “The Root of the Matter”, and “Bad Dreams”, and several others.
Fine. You’re taking your chances.

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Field Notes & Counter Arguments

Deconstructing Public Rhetoric, Crowd Psychology, Manufactured Consensus

A grayscale cover image for a book titled 'Anxiety: A Manual' by H. Robert Mac, featuring a blurred portrait of a person with glasses and hair styled in a bun.

“Anxiety” is just what it says: A Manual for how to get through it and make it work for you instead of against you.
For anyone who is serious about moving beyond it, this is essential reading.

Book cover titled "This Is My Circus (And These Are My Monkeys)" by H Robert Mac, featuring a man on a boat fishing at sea with whales in the background.

“Circus” is what I am calling a “Faux-Moir”.
It’s a memoir, with less real memory than fiction. They are tall tales about real places and events, where you won’t be able to tell which was real from the fiction.
Currently under revision in prep for re-release in 2027

Photography by H1M

Book cover titled "Punk Psychology" by H. Robert Mac, featuring black and white photos of people, some playing instruments and others in contemplative poses, with a blue digital background.

“Punk Psychology” is psychology without the rules.
A series of essays about life, psychology, art and music, politics and sociology, culture and society if punk music was the rule.
It’s fun, rude, upsetting and obnoxious, serious but also amusing.

Cover of a book titled 'Vancouver Songs' by H. Robert Mac, featuring a city skyline and marina with boats and high-rise buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

“Vancouver Songs” is an anthology of poems written as songs.
Some of them are even good!
I left in the songs that I personally hate because I’ve found that others tend to like them the most.

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The View from the Benches

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Apex Deployment Business Solutions
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The Unofficial Stories:

The view from the side, from underneath, from above. The parts you can’t get from official sources.

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The Good Stuff:

The articles that shouldn’t be free, but are.

The 3 pics above were made with Adobe Firefly

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The Rich Colour of Reality:

You’ve come to expect an accurate reflection from me, but also the truth without the whitewash.

PHOTOS

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REAL PLACES

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A "Buck Moon", visible through the smoke from forest fires, visible in a dark night sky with no clouds taken by H1M Photography July 31 2026.
A panoramic view of a river winding through a green valley surrounded by mountains, under a partly cloudy blue sky.