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Waffle House—An American institution you can trust
Waffle House is more than just a breakfast restaurant. It's a symbol of America itself.
Looking for my orange
One ordinary orange, one extraordinary moment of clarity, and a reminder that healing sometimes tastes sweet
AI vs augmented intelligence—A post about marketing semantics in the tech industry
'AI' puts the machines front and center, while 'augmented intelligence' leaves the spotlight on the human.
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This revolution is small but it matters to me
How many layers must you wade through in the search for your own writing’s common thread?
I once said that persuasion was my own writing’s common thread, but now I’m realizing there’s more to it.
Humanity. The human condition. What does this mean for the humans
To embrace the absurd, to be human
Existence, well what does it matter?
I exist on the best terms I can
— ‘Heart and Soul’ by Joy Division
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Existentialists ask what it all means.
Nihilists say it all means nothing.
Absurdists say it all means nothing, yet we can’t help trying to attach something deeper to it.
Is community the blogging platform's secret weapon?
Not so long ago, bloggers used social media to share their posts and build audiences. While social media is unlikely to go away any time soon, people do seem to be falling out of love with it, if for no other reason than most of the mainstream social platforms (Facebook,
Lessons from writing a novella I'll likely never release
I’m on the verge of finishing my absurdist comedy novella, which will become my longest completed writing project.
When it’s all said and done, I’ll most likely have enjoyed the process far more than the finished product. Because this pending novella will become my longest work, I’
Don't become the Southwest Airlines of writing
In an attempt to reverse its falling stock price, Southwest Airlines announced it will start assigning seats to its passengers.
Congratulations, Southwest—you just became indistinguishable from every other airline!
Writers would be smart to question adopting every piece of writing advice they hear so as not to become the
Writers ain't gotta use AI if they don't wanna
If you’ve found a certain tool or service that works for you and makes your life better, COOL—then keep using that thing. This advice applies to AI, Notion, Obsidian, TikTok, WHATEVER. If your tool of choice is a net benefit, then keep on keepin’ on.
But please don’
What if I have only one novel in me?
As I’m writing this post, I’m juggling three longform writing projects:
* An absurdist comedy novella
* A vampire hunting novel
* A literary novel about fatherhood
The literary novel is the only one I can imagine publishing.
The vampire story is so far outside what I typically write.
I’ll
The business model dependency problem
No business stands on its own. Every business is dependent on something else in some way; the question is to what degree, and how stable is that dependency?
Transportation companies are dependent on highways and railroads and open waterways and skies.
A coffee shop may be dependent on the attractions
How can capitalism be reformed?
Over the last few months, I’ve been asking myself if I’ve been turning into a Communist, as certain aspects of capitalism have had me seeing red.
So many parts of the capitalist system feel broken, especially when companies lay off thousands of workers, only to then perform stock
Kidding around at Goatman’s Bridge in Denton, Texas
Half-goat, half-man, all creepy.