Prose and Cons
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Writing about books, design, and tech.
Virginia Woolf on writing in Orlando: https://blog.gr33r.com/2025/12/14/virginia-woolf-on-writing-in.html
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Virginia Woolf on writing in Orlando: https://blog.gr33r.com/2025/12/14/virginia-woolf-on-writing-in.html
“Winter, with its inwardness, is upon us. A man is constrained to sit down, and to think.” — Thoreau, Oct 27, 1851
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Winter, with its inwardness, is upon us. A man is constrained to sit down, and to think.” — Thoreau, Oct 27, 1851
I built an open-source UX writing skill for Claude: https://proseandcons.social/2025/11/25/i-built-an-opensource-ux.html
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I built an open-source UX writing skill for Claude: https://proseandcons.social/2025/11/25/i-built-an-opensource-ux.html
OK yeah, we’re in an AI bubble. Google announces Project Suncatcher
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
OK yeah, we’re in an AI bubble. Google announces Project Suncatcher
Pulled noodles, pulled heartstrings in Annalee Newitz’s Automatic Noodle: https://proseandcons.social/2025/10/26/pulled-noodles-pulled-heartstrings-in.html
October 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Pulled noodles, pulled heartstrings in Annalee Newitz’s Automatic Noodle: https://proseandcons.social/2025/10/26/pulled-noodles-pulled-heartstrings-in.html
Snap it. Shake it. Share it.: https://proseandcons.social/2025/09/07/snap-it-shake-it-share.html
September 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Snap it. Shake it. Share it.: https://proseandcons.social/2025/09/07/snap-it-shake-it-share.html
Katabasis takes us deep into the underworld of the mind: https://proseandcons.social/2025/09/02/katabasis-takes-us-deep-into.html
September 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Katabasis takes us deep into the underworld of the mind: https://proseandcons.social/2025/09/02/katabasis-takes-us-deep-into.html
Belching bishops and domestic affairs: a review of The Pilgrimage by John Broderick: https://proseandcons.social/2025/08/04/belching-bishops-and-domestic-affairs.html
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Belching bishops and domestic affairs: a review of The Pilgrimage by John Broderick: https://proseandcons.social/2025/08/04/belching-bishops-and-domestic-affairs.html
Book review: the many contradictions of Mark Twain: https://proseandcons.social/2025/06/27/book-review-the-many-contradictions.html
June 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Book review: the many contradictions of Mark Twain: https://proseandcons.social/2025/06/27/book-review-the-many-contradictions.html
Review of “Perspective(s)” by Laurent Binet: Renaissance Scandal Meets Modern AI Concerns: https://proseandcons.social/2025/05/16/review-of-perspectives-by-laurent.html
May 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Review of “Perspective(s)” by Laurent Binet: Renaissance Scandal Meets Modern AI Concerns: https://proseandcons.social/2025/05/16/review-of-perspectives-by-laurent.html
Launching a book sale the same weekend as Indie Bookstore Day is some evil shit. Find your local Canadian indie here and buy local instead: www.indiebookstores.ca
April 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Launching a book sale the same weekend as Indie Bookstore Day is some evil shit. Find your local Canadian indie here and buy local instead: www.indiebookstores.ca
AI won’t write literature—but it might push it forward: https://proseandcons.social/2025/04/21/ai-wont-write-literaturebut-it.html
April 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
AI won’t write literature—but it might push it forward: https://proseandcons.social/2025/04/21/ai-wont-write-literaturebut-it.html
Vampires and Vengeance: Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter: https://proseandcons.social/2025/04/07/vampires-and-vengeance-review-of.html
April 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Vampires and Vengeance: Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter: https://proseandcons.social/2025/04/07/vampires-and-vengeance-review-of.html
Book Review: Three Days in June explores faithfulness, forgiveness, and family: https://proseandcons.social/2025/02/28/book-review-three-days-in.html
February 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Book Review: Three Days in June explores faithfulness, forgiveness, and family: https://proseandcons.social/2025/02/28/book-review-three-days-in.html
BBC Radiophonic Workshop passes the torch from electronic music visionaries of the past to those of the future. Check out the collection
February 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
BBC Radiophonic Workshop passes the torch from electronic music visionaries of the past to those of the future. Check out the collection
Book Review: Lesser Ruins Captures Modern Loss: https://proseandcons.social/2025/02/02/book-review-lesser-ruins-captures.html
February 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Book Review: Lesser Ruins Captures Modern Loss: https://proseandcons.social/2025/02/02/book-review-lesser-ruins-captures.html
Book Review: Playground by Richard Powers: https://proseandcons.social/2025/01/28/book-review-playground-by-richard.html
January 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Book Review: Playground by Richard Powers: https://proseandcons.social/2025/01/28/book-review-playground-by-richard.html
Pouring one out for Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band and the “most brilliant organist in the rock world” according to Keyboard Magazine. youtu.be/X4kJKiLIj…
January 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Pouring one out for Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band and the “most brilliant organist in the rock world” according to Keyboard Magazine. youtu.be/X4kJKiLIj…
Book review: Held explores echoes of trauma: https://proseandcons.social/2025/01/21/book-review-held-explores-echoes.html
January 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Book review: Held explores echoes of trauma: https://proseandcons.social/2025/01/21/book-review-held-explores-echoes.html
The Nokia Design Archive released earlier this week is a treasure trove of great design. This slide from a 2003 presentation on the “street style” user group (skateboarders, snowboarders, BMX bandits, slam-dunkers, break dancers, stage divers) even includes precursors to AirPods and the Apple Watch.
January 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Nokia Design Archive released earlier this week is a treasure trove of great design. This slide from a 2003 presentation on the “street style” user group (skateboarders, snowboarders, BMX bandits, slam-dunkers, break dancers, stage divers) even includes precursors to AirPods and the Apple Watch.
