Henceforth replacing "hope this email finds you well!" in all correspondence with "sorry to disillusion you!"

Happy to tick up your visitor counter (!) by one.

It's a relief to know I'm not the only one, at least! I always want a draft to work more like a puzzle, with problem sections becoming easier as I work on other sections. But in this exact discipline there seems to be something stubbornly linear about my brain.

(I ask as someone who struggles to move beyond *any* words that feel wrong, no matter how many times I try to do so for the sake of momentum. Just ends up feeling like I'm building a second floor on a weak foundation.)

Right there with you! Pie crust resting in the fridge, sweet potatoes in the oven.

here's my latest essay on generative AI and how it does a terrible job for writers, particularly at replicating the effects of community.

but i must repeat what has been said by so many online: if nobody cares to write it, why should i care to read it?

misshelved.substack.com/p/why-would-...

Unfortunately, this is also true of "revising things."