The Democracy Paradox
At a No Kings rally devoted to getting people to vote early to save democracy amid the paradox of autocrats using the electoral system to get in power and then subverting it.
Banned Books Week 2026: AI Joins the Chat
For Banned Books Week 2026, a discussion of the role of AI in the recent increase in book bans and how to resist.
Someone Arrives, Someone Leaves: The Inciting Incident
A discussion of the inciting incident in fiction and how it sets the story in motion.
SHAME
How changing the name of Lake Ontario, turning the Great Lakes acronym from HOMES to SHAME, constitutes a ritual humiliation characteristic of bullies, domestic abusers, and despots.
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden fruit or the Streisand Effect: Why James Talarico's interviews with late-night hosts are (deservedly) garnering millions of viewers even though they're banned from broadcast TV.
The Fans in Winter
In defense of tennis player fandom, even though I did not like tennis or the real-life tennis players I knew growing up.
The Feedback You Didn’t Want to Hear
How author Jilanne Hoffmann turned feedback she didn't want to hear into a powerful dual timeline story in HeartLand.
The Appeal of DSA (and an Audiobook Promotion)
Insights that researching Gringolandia and Eyes Open have given me about the success of DSA candidates today.
New Apartments for Little Brick Township!
Pictures of the extra floors that I added to the Lego Shopping Street, featuring attractive and useful apartment interiors.
AI, Translation, and Copyright
When it comes to translation and copyright, using AI as a shortcut for your work can spell disaster.
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