Can you use AI to write?
I’ve been saying for awhile that AI is a useful tool but that it’s no replacement for thinking things through yourself, which is what the process of writing helps you do.
Rough Drafts
Unfinished or quasi-finished prose that hasn’t been published elsewhere
How haiku can help you be a better writer
Haiku helped me become a better headline writer. They have helped me write better subject lines for emails. But most of all, they’ve helped me enjoy and appreciate life more.
Finding your flow as a writer
What do you do when your creative flow feels blocked, your energy levels are low, or you simply don’t feel
Never let AI write your first draft
If you want to stand out from the sea of AI slop in 2026, you need to make AI work for you — rather than the other way around.
Haiku changed my life
One crisp autumn day, on a whim, I started sending haiku to a few friends via email and text message.
Collaboration and photography
This summer, my friend Janne-Pekka Manninen, a Finnish journalist and photographer, began a three-month artist’s residency in Berlin. He invited
It’s Clippy’s world now
When Microsoft first introduced its Office assistant, “Clippy,” it was ridiculed by many. The cutesy animated paperclip came across as
How to write like Neal Stephenson
I was standing in the futuristic, multi-story atrium of NVIDIA’s “Endeavor” building when I saw Neal Stephenson leaning against a
What it’s like to attend a Renaissance Weekend
Last weekend, on a sunny balcony overlooking Monterey Bay, with cocktail chatter in the near background and sea lions barking
Introduction to Listening Poetry
This summer, I took a five-week course from The Good Listening Project to learn the craft of listening poetry: poetry that arises from