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Substack or Bust
A centralized blogging platform has evolved into the 'trifecta for online writers.' What are the consequences of not joining?
Michael Dean
Jan 2
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October 2022
Typewriter Essays
A collection of one-page essays I wrote out on my typewriter.
Michael Dean
Oct 31, 2022
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July 2022
What's in a Kerouac sentence?
Simple sentences are great. But once in a while, a meandering river in the middle of your essay can really ring the soul.
Michael Dean
Jul 19, 2022
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Is Mini Golf Better in VR?
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…
Michael Dean
Jul 19, 2022
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May 2022
Wallacisms: The Art of Memorable Observations
"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…
Michael Dean
May 26, 2022
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Newsletter Junkyard
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…
Michael Dean
May 10, 2022
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April 2022
Jaywalking
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…
Michael Dean
Apr 2, 2022
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March 2022
Diehard Audiences
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…
Michael Dean
Mar 12, 2022
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February 2022
Introducing logloglog
Back in December, I started a public interstitial journal. A few times a day, maybe every hour or so, I'd write down what I was thinking. I was…
Michael Dean
Feb 5, 2022
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January 2022
Hunter S. Thompson
Impression
Michael Dean
Jan 11, 2022
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December 2021
Wilbur Doyle and the Walking Distance Mysteries
Here's a short-story based on my whacky, real-life neighbor Wilbur Doyle. We often ignore the strange realities that are just next door.
Michael Dean
Dec 8, 2021
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September 2021
Writing as Life Extension
Our ideas around life-extension are dated: The brain in a vat. Cryogenically frozen billionaires. Uploading our brain via USB-C to a Ray Kurzweil…
Michael Dean
Sep 30, 2021
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