Short essays by authors from so many different background! I end up tearing up so often at how good and impactful so many of these essays are!
Jan 15, 2025
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I despise non-fiction. I have found little worthwhile or interesting. This book is the exception. Klinkenborg managed to wax poetic about writing in theory while literally showing you how by doing. A pleasure to read. I need a physical copy.
Feb 20, 2025
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Not to directly call out PI staff writer @BRAD-PHILLIPS but I happen to be reading Essays and Fiction right now after lots of friends recommended it and its so fucking good. It's sad and strange and makes me laugh but also breaks my heart.
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I read this purely out of curiosity because I had no idea what Bill Callahan might want to say that he couldn't or wouldn't wrap up nicely in a song. It ended up being one of the most intriguing and fevery books I've ever come across and I'd recommend it to you even if you've never heard of his music or don't like it.
Sparse, gaping distopyian epistolary novella. You need to fill in a lot of blanks but it's ultimately equally rewarding if you choose not to. It reads like a dream that you can't stop thinking about. And it's very short. Give it a shot.
Apr 30, 2025
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My name is Shawna. I responded “oh my god! My name is Shawn, too!” Then stuttered through saying “wait, no, that’s not my name.” and since I was so anxious I just rambled for way to long about the difference between our names.
May 19, 2025
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Why not go through the process of blending those images yourself? Why not use process as an experiment? Why AI? What part are you playing? What makes it yours?
I think AI is impersonal. I think it is unethical when it has relied on the theft of actual people’s actual physical (and because of the nature of art, often time emotional) labor. I also think it is unnecessary in creating art. I also think the environmental impacts are atrocious. I also think AI’s biggest supporters are being maliciously ignorant because it’s a fun new toy.
Is it ease? Is it efficiency? People talk about accessibility as if children don’t use crayons and stickers! As if graffiti artists don’t use postal labels as sticker, as if sand mandalas don’t exist, as if cardboard and tape aren’t in over abundance.
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