Marcia Yudkin
@marciayudkin.bsky.social
Introvert Advocate, Former Marketing Mogul, Reader Extraordinaire hanging out in Western Mass and Maui. 200+ posts at https://www.introvertupthink.com
The harm of AI: LitHub says AI is "stealing our stories for training data, siphoning readers towards garbled AI summaries instead of our website, and generally making everything a little worse." Ponder that when you consult ChatGPT, Claude or your favorite online answer machine.
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The harm of AI: LitHub says AI is "stealing our stories for training data, siphoning readers towards garbled AI summaries instead of our website, and generally making everything a little worse." Ponder that when you consult ChatGPT, Claude or your favorite online answer machine.
"Words for Water": a micro inspired by swimming in Maui, in response to a @smokelong.bsky.social prompt. theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/11/07/w...
“Words for Water” by Marcia Yudkin
She glides through the Pacific, less briny than the Atlantic, smelling faintly flowery, like the Hawaiian air. With a salty tingle in her nose and on her lips, she windmills in a slow, dreamy…
theorangeroselitmag.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Words for Water": a micro inspired by swimming in Maui, in response to a @smokelong.bsky.social prompt. theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/11/07/w...
"High-agency person"? I investigated the concept and wasn't thrilled with everything that I found: www.introvertupthink.com/p/high-agency
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"High-agency person"? I investigated the concept and wasn't thrilled with everything that I found: www.introvertupthink.com/p/high-agency
A discouraging roundup of deals publishers are making with AI companies, with scant rewards for the authors. slate.com/technology/2...
Your Town’s Local History Books Have a Very Secret and Powerful New Buyer
Arcadia Publishing built its empire on small-town storytellers. Now it wants to sell their words to an A.I. company no one will name.
slate.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A discouraging roundup of deals publishers are making with AI companies, with scant rewards for the authors. slate.com/technology/2...
Slow Thinker? No need to apologize! Find out why... www.introvertupthink.com/p/slow-think...
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Slow Thinker? No need to apologize! Find out why... www.introvertupthink.com/p/slow-think...
"Say What?" New personal essay about imperfect hearing and miscommunications. www.howilearnedseries.com/p/say-what-h...
Say What?
Altitude-induced hearing loss transforms playful miscommunications into a new reality
www.howilearnedseries.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Say What?" New personal essay about imperfect hearing and miscommunications. www.howilearnedseries.com/p/say-what-h...
How expectations and the social meaning of gestures create dilemmas for introverts: www.introvertupthink.com/p/barbie
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How expectations and the social meaning of gestures create dilemmas for introverts: www.introvertupthink.com/p/barbie
Is literary success rigged? This essay considers the evidence: www.amsterdamreview.org/poetry-clear...
Poetry Clearance: The MFA Industrial Complex by Daniel Carden Nemo | Amsterdam Review
Poetry Clearance: The MFA Industrial Complex, an essay by Daniel Carden Nemo
www.amsterdamreview.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Is literary success rigged? This essay considers the evidence: www.amsterdamreview.org/poetry-clear...
An eloquent ode to experiences AI will never have access to: therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus
My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...
therumpus.net
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
An eloquent ode to experiences AI will never have access to: therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
Reposted by Marcia Yudkin
Editors, rise up.
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Editors, rise up.
Research on solitude: Is there a recommended daily amount of solitude that relaxes us while holding off loneliness? www.introvertupthink.com/p/solitude
September 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Research on solitude: Is there a recommended daily amount of solitude that relaxes us while holding off loneliness? www.introvertupthink.com/p/solitude
Superb article on the "ouch" of being edited by a master wordcrafter. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | These editor’s notes are poison. I learned from every drop.
Working with Starling Lawrence, who died last month, was a bracing course in a vanishing art.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Superb article on the "ouch" of being edited by a master wordcrafter. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Can a child consent to be used in a parent's art? A thoughtful take on this question: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/m...
Is It Abusive to Make Art About Your Children?
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Can a child consent to be used in a parent's art? A thoughtful take on this question: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/m...
Fascinating article in WA Post about AI-fueled freelance writers duping publications, then being unmasked. This will ramp up measures to verify true personal essays and articles. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. Are they related?
“Margaux Blanchard” appears to be one dubious element of a broader scheme to peddle bogus articles to a number of publications.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Fascinating article in WA Post about AI-fueled freelance writers duping publications, then being unmasked. This will ramp up measures to verify true personal essays and articles. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
New York Times columnist David Brooks' advocacy for "aggressive friendliness" disrespects introverts. www.introvertupthink.com/p/aggressive...
September 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New York Times columnist David Brooks' advocacy for "aggressive friendliness" disrespects introverts. www.introvertupthink.com/p/aggressive...
Not all nerds are introverts. But many, maybe even most, are. Let's see what we can all learn from their habits and challenges. www.introvertupthink.com/p/nerds
August 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Not all nerds are introverts. But many, maybe even most, are. Let's see what we can all learn from their habits and challenges. www.introvertupthink.com/p/nerds
Excellent article exploring the dangers of oversimplification in memoirs about the purported healing powers of nature: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
The end of the road? What The Salt Path scandal means for the nature memoir
It wasn’t the first hit memoir to tell a story of redemption inspired by the great outdoors – but could it become one of the last? Authors and publishers assess the damage
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Excellent article exploring the dangers of oversimplification in memoirs about the purported healing powers of nature: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
NEW: I am resuming taking on nonfiction writing clients. Details here: introvertupthink.com/p/writing-co...
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW: I am resuming taking on nonfiction writing clients. Details here: introvertupthink.com/p/writing-co...
Who is more emotionally intelligent, extroverts or introverts? Don't be so quick to answer. www.introvertupthink.com/p/emotional-...
July 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Who is more emotionally intelligent, extroverts or introverts? Don't be so quick to answer. www.introvertupthink.com/p/emotional-...
Ugh! Buy random vintage books to create a fake image of being smart and well-read: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
‘Look how well-read I am!’ How ‘books by the metre’ add the final touch to your home – or your image
It’s never been easier to build an impressive-looking library, especially if you’re mostly interested in the colour and size of your books. Is this necessarily a bad thing?
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ugh! Buy random vintage books to create a fake image of being smart and well-read: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Let's contemplate introvert Frederick Douglass's impact on America and how his famous Fourth of July speech lands today. www.introvertupthink.com/p/frederick-...
An Introvert as Rebel
Introvert Frederick Douglass nurtured his intellect, moral understanding and ability to fire up others through his secret project of reading.
www.introvertupthink.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Let's contemplate introvert Frederick Douglass's impact on America and how his famous Fourth of July speech lands today. www.introvertupthink.com/p/frederick-...
Learn the key differences between "shy" and "introverted" and why the distinction matters. www.introvertupthink.com/p/shyness
June 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Learn the key differences between "shy" and "introverted" and why the distinction matters. www.introvertupthink.com/p/shyness
The six mistakes an almost criminally clueless parent is making with respect to her introverted daughter. www.introvertupthink.com/p/kid
June 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The six mistakes an almost criminally clueless parent is making with respect to her introverted daughter. www.introvertupthink.com/p/kid
Two nonfiction flash pieces about my life in the countryside up on Flash Boulevard today. flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/m...
May 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Two nonfiction flash pieces about my life in the countryside up on Flash Boulevard today. flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/m...
Being an outsider has its benefits. See how this applies in general and to introverts in particular. www.introvertupthink.com/p/outsiders
May 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Being an outsider has its benefits. See how this applies in general and to introverts in particular. www.introvertupthink.com/p/outsiders