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Apr 27, 2026
Once upon a time, I would make a beeline for the drinks if I arrived at a social event. I was a proud ‘chipper’ of cigarettes — if I was drinking or in certain...
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Apr 24, 2026
So I was trying to find out more about you online, and I really couldn’t find out a ton —
I’m glad to hear that.
So you’re in New York? Is that where...
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Apr 21, 2026
I was doing a research project in the main reading room of the New York Public Library. That meant waiting for long periods of time for my requested books to be found and their...
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Apr 13, 2026
Okay so let’s talk about writing. How did you know you wanted to be a writer?
You know it’s hard to really know the answer to that. I always wanted to be around books. I...
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Mar 30, 2026
1.You often reference people’s preconceived notions about you. (From your about page: “If you’re reading this you likely already have an idea of whether you like me...
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Mar 27, 2026
A couple of years ago, when AI had come onto the market and was clearly reshaping the society, I decided that I would have nothing to do with it—I would boycott. This...
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Mar 16, 2026
1.The way I see it, there are two places where I have a “zone of disagreement” with you. One is just in the general assessment of the conglomeration era. You seem to...
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Mar 10, 2026
A Laundry List
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Mar 2, 2026
1.Did you always want to be a writer?
I didn’t seriously consider what I wanted to be until I was maybe 14 and then, yes I wanted to be a writer. It was the only thing I could...
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Feb 24, 2026
Don DeLillo once remarked, with regard to twentieth-century American fiction, that it is “as though Hemingway died one day and Pynchon was born the next.” What he meant...
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Jan 19, 2026
There’s something a bit odd about my résumé. Right towards the top, in a single line, is Compact, UnHerd, and Quillette — and, since...
Apr 27, 2026Once upon a time, I would make a beeline for the drinks if I arrived at a social event. I was a proud ‘chipper’ of cigarettes — if I was drinking or in certain...
Apr 24, 2026So I was trying to find out more about you online, and I really couldn’t find out a ton — I’m glad to hear that. So you’re in New York? Is that where...
Apr 21, 2026I was doing a research project in the main reading room of the New York Public Library. That meant waiting for long periods of time for my requested books to be found and their...
Apr 13, 2026Okay so let’s talk about writing. How did you know you wanted to be a writer? You know it’s hard to really know the answer to that. I always wanted to be around books. I...
Mar 30, 20261.You often reference people’s preconceived notions about you. (From your about page: “If you’re reading this you likely already have an idea of whether you like me...
Mar 27, 2026A couple of years ago, when AI had come onto the market and was clearly reshaping the society, I decided that I would have nothing to do with it—I would boycott. This...
Mar 16, 20261.The way I see it, there are two places where I have a “zone of disagreement” with you. One is just in the general assessment of the conglomeration era. You seem to...
Mar 10, 2026A Laundry List
Mar 2, 20261.Did you always want to be a writer? I didn’t seriously consider what I wanted to be until I was maybe 14 and then, yes I wanted to be a writer. It was the only thing I could...
Feb 24, 2026Don DeLillo once remarked, with regard to twentieth-century American fiction, that it is “as though Hemingway died one day and Pynchon was born the next.” What he meant...
Jan 19, 2026There’s something a bit odd about my résumé. Right towards the top, in a single line, is Compact, UnHerd, and Quillette — and, since...