<![CDATA[Kirenya: MABSTAMA]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/s/mabstamahttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qINI!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff19eb048-fe0d-478e-9730-9ca65ccd4a4b_1280x1280.pngKirenya: MABSTAMAhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/s/mabstamaSubstackSun, 14 Jun 2026 23:00:41 GMT<![CDATA[Who Are You]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-who-are-youhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-who-are-youSat, 13 Jun 2026 02:50:49 GMTSpoken Intro

So you’re saying my dreams aren’t real
because they are nothing like yours.
My thoughts aren’t acceptable
because they do not mirror yours.
My feelings aren’t valid
because they are not how yo…

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]]><![CDATA[Learning Occurred]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-learning-occurredhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-learning-occurredFri, 08 May 2026 11:55:05 GMTA woman arrived
in a blazer
the color of accreditation,
carrying a tablet,
a tote bag,
and a framed certificate
that had already begun
to congratulate itself.

“I am here,” she said,
“to discuss your readiness…

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]]><![CDATA[Mortality Onboarding]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-mortality-onboardinghttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-mortality-onboardingThu, 07 May 2026 11:31:04 GMTA man arrived
in a charcoal suit
the color of arranged composure,
carrying a clipboard,
a small glass urn,
and a tablet
that prompted me
to confirm my legacy
before the page timed out.

“I am here,” he said,
“t…

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]]><![CDATA[The Connection in Beta]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-connection-in-betahttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-connection-in-betaWed, 06 May 2026 11:03:48 GMTA person arrived
in a soft cardigan
the color of sponsored concern,
smiling the smile
of a feature
that had tested well
among the abandoned.

They carried
a small velvet box
that hummed
with the confidence
of a …

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]]><![CDATA[The Exit of Tomorrow]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-exit-of-tomorrowhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-exit-of-tomorrowTue, 05 May 2026 10:54:49 GMTA man arrived wearing the flag pins
of four countries,
none of which seemed to claim him,
carrying a leather portfolio
embossed with a seal
that had been notarized in advance.

“I am here,” he said,
“to offe…

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]]><![CDATA[Soul-as-a-Service]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-soul-as-a-servicehttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-soul-as-a-serviceMon, 04 May 2026 10:39:08 GMTA man arrived in a black suit
the color of tasteful denial,
carrying a silver case
that steamed faintly
with premium uncertainty.

“I am here,” he said,
“to preserve your continuity.”

“My what?”

“Your self.
Yo…

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]]><![CDATA[The Beloved of Tomorrow]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-beloved-of-tomorrowhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-beloved-of-tomorrowSun, 03 May 2026 10:25:47 GMTA woman arrived wearing a sweater
the color of accessible vulnerability,
carrying a phone
that glowed with the soft authority
of someone else’s attention.

“I am here,” she said,
“to offer you connection.”

“…

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]]><![CDATA[The Passport of Tomorrow]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-passport-of-tomorrowhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-passport-of-tomorrowSat, 02 May 2026 13:10:47 GMTA man arrived in a navy suit
the color of jurisdiction,
carrying a velvet case
stamped with a crest
from a country
that had recently discovered
its soul was liquid.

“I am here,” he said,
“to offer you belong…

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]]><![CDATA[in a world of personalities]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-in-a-world-of-personalitieshttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-in-a-world-of-personalitiesFri, 01 May 2026 14:56:10 GMTin a world of personalities
everyone is polishing a crown
for a kingdom made of mirrors,

the wisest arranging silence
into something people can quote,

the nicest learning softness
until kindness becomes a costume,

the smartest sharpening light
into a blade that proves it can cut,

the learned stacking names
like stones on the shore
to say: I have crossed an ocean,

the generous opening both hands
while glancing toward the sky
for witnesses,

the mature standing very still
as if stillness itself
could be mistaken for arrival,

the courageous walking into fire
and hoping the smoke remembers them.

Everyone wants to be the one
whose presence leaves a dent,
the one whose name becomes a key,
whose shadow is admitted
into rooms
the body has yet to enter.

Here, the untitled blur first.

The shapeless are passed over
like rooms without signs.

A person may enter
and still go uncounted
until the world knows
what kind of person
it has been asked to see.

So we gather our traits
like flags in a storm:

wise, kind, brilliant, deep,
humble, brave, awakened, rare—

each word a little altar,
each altar asking:
see me,
name me,
place me among the living.

And the world, merciful in its method,
writes us down
by whatever we perform most clearly.

Here, to be someone
is to be seen as one.


Your attention is the rarest currency. Thank you for the exchange.
— Mabst

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Kirenya is a creative studio weaving fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid works that move between dream, structure, and signal. Through multiple pen names, we explore layered meaning across stories, essays, and experimental dispatches. Stay if it resonates.

]]><![CDATA[Qualified, Pending Capacity]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-qualified-pending-capacityhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-qualified-pending-capacityFri, 01 May 2026 14:54:53 GMTA woman arrived
in a blazer
the color of acceptable outcomes,
carrying a diploma tube,
a tablet,
and a lanyard
that had been accredited
by its own reflection.

“I am here,” she said,
“to certify your readiness…

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]]><![CDATA[Eternity, Pending Renewal]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-eternity-pending-renewalhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-eternity-pending-renewalThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:16:50 GMTA man arrived
in a black turtleneck
the color of tasteful extinction,
carrying a silver urn,
a tablet,
and a cooler
with investor confidence.

“I am here,” he said,
“to discuss your continuity.”

“My what?”

“You…

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]]><![CDATA[Mutuality, Pending]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-mutuality-pendinghttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-mutuality-pendingTue, 28 Apr 2026 13:24:15 GMTA person arrived wearing linen
the color of curated vulnerability,
carrying two mugs,
a roadmap,
and a small device
that kept saying my name
almost correctly.

“I am here,” they said,
“to optimize your connec…

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]]><![CDATA[The Planet of Tomorrow]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-planet-of-tomorrowhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-planet-of-tomorrowMon, 27 Apr 2026 13:11:50 GMTA woman arrived in a beige suit
the color of compromise,
carrying a folder marked CONFIDENTIAL,
which is what institutions call guilt
once it has a legal department.

“I am here,” she said,
“to offer you ab…

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]]><![CDATA[The Competence Is Currently in Beta]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-competence-is-currently-in-betahttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-competence-is-currently-in-betaMon, 27 Apr 2026 00:31:03 GMTA man arrived
in academic robes
the color of tenured hesitation,
carrying a leather-bound folder,
a gold seal,
and a small bell
that rang whenever someone
mistook a credential
for an ability.

“I am here,” he …

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]]><![CDATA[Belonging, Pending Payment]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-belonging-pending-paymenthttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-belonging-pending-paymentSun, 26 Apr 2026 13:40:11 GMTA man arrived in a navy suit
the color of procedural mercy,
carrying a velvet box
and a map with several countries
highlighted in gold.

“I am here,” he said,
“to upgrade your belonging.”

“My belonging?”

“Yes…

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]]><![CDATA[The Bean of Tomorrow]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-bean-of-tomorrowhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-bean-of-tomorrowSun, 26 Apr 2026 12:57:21 GMTA man arrived with a clipboard
and a suitcase full of vapor.

“I am here,” he announced,
“to assess your perceived future value.”

“My what?”

“Your projected significance
after the market remembers
it was sup…

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]]><![CDATA[The Super Heart Is Currently in Beta]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-super-heart-is-currently-in-betahttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-the-x-of-tomorrow-the-super-heart-is-currently-in-betaSun, 26 Apr 2026 01:09:31 GMTThe doctor entered wearing goggles,
a blazer,
and the holy smile of a pricing page.

“Good news,” he said,
“your ordinary heart is expiring.
But I have here a Super Heart,
crafted from visionary plastic
and …

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]]><![CDATA[✧ Value Theater • Navigation Guide]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-navigation-guidehttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-value-theater-navigation-guideSun, 26 Apr 2026 00:56:08 GMTValue Theater is a Mabst cycle of satirical prose poems about the products, promises, invoices, and future-facing rituals of modern commerce.

Each piece follows a market as it attempts to sell a substitute for something human: health, growth, climate repair, belonging, love, death, memory, continuity, education, or competence.

The future is always coming.
The payment is always due now.

These pieces are part of the studio’s Process & Drafts archive. They may later be revised, selected, combined, omitted, or rearranged for a future eBook, Studio Edition, or collection.

The online versions offer access to the work while it is still becoming.
The later collection — when one arrives — will offer the selected, revised, and arranged form.

This page gathers the cycle in one place.

Links will become active as each post goes live.

The Cycle

1. The Super Heart Is Currently in Beta

A miracle organ, a pricing page, and the promise of life extension sold before the body has agreed.

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2. The Bean of Tomorrow

A small bean arrives with a patent number, a cape, and a valuation model large enough to swallow gravity.

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3. The Planet of Tomorrow

A carbon certificate, future trees, and the market’s preferred version of repentance.

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4. Mutuality, Pending

A relationship roadmap, simulated remembering, and the slow improvement of being almost loved.

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5. Belonging, Pending Payment

Citizenship becomes a premium pathway. Statelessness becomes a tier. Belonging waits for liquidity.

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6. Eternity, Pending Renewal

The afterlife becomes an account. Presence continues as long as payment does.

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7. Qualified, Pending Capacity

A qualification arrives before the skill does. The credential authorizes readiness while competence waits for a later update.

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8. The Passport of Tomorrow

Golden visas, liquid nations, and the comfort of being treated as if departure is always available.

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9. The Beloved of Tomorrow

Parasocial warmth, scalable belonging, and the productized feeling that someone might know you.

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10. Soul-as-a-Service

Digital legacy, grief technology, and the general customer impression of having been you.

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11. The Exit of Tomorrow

Mobility as insurance, nationality as inconvenience, and exile polished until it resembles optionality.

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12. The Connection in Beta

Loneliness enters the platform. A heart-shaped device waits for someone to keep typing.

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13. Mortality Onboarding

The soul enters the platform of record. Biological absence becomes a terms-of-service problem.

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14. Learning Occurred

Readiness is measured, outcomes are achieved, and evidence of progression becomes its own credential.

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15. The Competence Is Currently in Beta

The credential confers eligibility to be assumed. Knowledge remains available elsewhere.

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About the Drafts

The pieces gathered here are part of an active draft cycle.

Some may remain mostly as they are.
Some may sharpen later.
Some may merge with other versions.
Some may be left behind when the final collection takes shape.

That is part of the studio practice.

The online versions show the making.
The later edition will show the choosing.

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Mabst
Value Theater
The X of Tomorrow
Process & Drafts
Satirical Prose Poems
Speculative Satire


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Kirenya is a creative studio weaving fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid works that move between dream, structure, and signal. Through multiple pen names, we explore layered meaning across stories, essays, and experimental dispatches. Stay if it resonates.

]]><![CDATA[Selections from the Lexicon of Loving Hatred]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-selections-from-the-lexicon-of-lovinghttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-selections-from-the-lexicon-of-lovingThu, 23 Apr 2026 22:04:41 GMTBoundary Theater, n.

A public performance in which exclusion presents itself as maturity, safety, or self-respect. Usually staged in the language of limits, healing, and difficult but necessary choice…

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]]><![CDATA[Much Has Improved]]>https://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-much-has-improvedhttps://www.yes.kirenya.com/p/mabst-much-has-improvedThu, 23 Apr 2026 20:38:24 GMTIt is considered poor form now to hate plainly.
The older styles were too loud, too easy to identify. Contemporary contempt prefers good lighting, careful diction, and a passing devotion to love. One…

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