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Read this korrent: No other writer has combined precise, plain language with a poet's eye for nature as successfully as Annie Dillard did.
No other writer has combined precise, plain language with a poet's eye for nature as successfully as Annie Dillard did.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good story needs a clear beginning, middle, and end to be satisfying. — tap to centre the map on it
A good story needs a clear beginning, middle, and end to be satisfying.
Last stated 4 months ago
31 May 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mediocre is the only thing worth avoiding: the best and the worst both teach you something, the middle teaches nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
The mediocre is the only thing worth avoiding: the best and the worst both teach you something, the middle teaches nothing.
Last stated 3 years ago
7 Sept 2023
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2023-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. — tap to centre the map on it
The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be. — tap to centre the map on it
You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be.
Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it
AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning.
Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors.
Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
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