writing
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Writing human vs. writing machine
My last post was about how AI-generated content was responsible for about half the new published work on the web. That’s hard enough to swallow, although predictable. So is the fact, as reported in the Graphite study, that it’s harder than ever to detect what’s AI and what’s human. Tell me about it. I was… Continue reading
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Why I’ll Miss NaNoWriMo
One thing I’m going to miss in November is National Novel Writing Month. I’ve been doing it on and off for about 20 years. Even “won” it once or twice. But we found out in April that NaNoWriMo is no more. NaNoWriMo was simple and yet difficult, too: Spend the 30 days in November writing… Continue reading
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Reading Wambaugh: Lessons on Life and Crime
When I was 13, I read two books I found among my relatives’ books that shocked my adolescent sensibilities. One was Dennis Smith’s “Report from Engine Co. 82,” which taught me as much about poverty and despair not so far away from where I grew up than it did about the firefighting that drew me… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 