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A centralized blogging platform has evolved into the 'trifecta for online writers.' What are the consequences of not joining?

Jan 2

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A collection of one-page essays I wrote out on my typewriter.

Oct 31, 2022

Simple sentences are great. But once in a while, a meandering river in the middle of your essay can really ring the soul.

Jul 19, 2022

For $16, my wife and I got access to two rubber golf clubs, neon balls, and a sequence of 18 amoebic, turfed-up, basically flat holes along the side of…

Jul 19, 2022

"Big Red Son," is an outrageous David Foster Wallace essay about a 1998 adult film conference. By dissecting it, we'll learn some (non-vulgar) tricks to…

May 26, 2022

We're in a newsletter arms-race. What happens when everyone has one and they all sound the same? Overwhelm, skimming, and email fatigue. What makes a…

May 10, 2022

I went into the city on Saturday to meet up with Isabel in person for the first time. On a walk from Penn Station to Bryant Park, I decided to write…

Apr 2, 2022

This was written during a live 2-hour writing workshop. I’m still working on it, and need to do some fact-checking and polishing. If you have comments…

Mar 12, 2022

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