Ash McGrath
@ashmcgrathwrites.bsky.social
Writer, author, AI optimist 🌈 📚
I publish bi-weekly essays about creativity, AI, and other weird corners of humanity.
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I publish bi-weekly essays about creativity, AI, and other weird corners of humanity.
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Ash McGrath
@ashmcgrathwrites.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I’ve been writing professionally for a decade.
I’ve spent the last two doing my best as a creative to embrace #AI.
The best use case for my work so far has been in AI-assisted research.
AI can also be a sensemaking and taste making tool.
I published an essay about it.
I’ve spent the last two doing my best as a creative to embrace #AI.
The best use case for my work so far has been in AI-assisted research.
AI can also be a sensemaking and taste making tool.
I published an essay about it.
Where was this outrage at the Minneapolis school shooting a couple of weeks ago?
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Where was this outrage at the Minneapolis school shooting a couple of weeks ago?
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
“They’re not comin for your rights” says the white cis Christian with a persecution kink. 🙄
January 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“They’re not comin for your rights” says the white cis Christian with a persecution kink. 🙄
Happy New Year to all of you wonderful, creative humans out there. The world is strange lately, let’s make cool shit as an act of resistance. ✌🏻
January 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy New Year to all of you wonderful, creative humans out there. The world is strange lately, let’s make cool shit as an act of resistance. ✌🏻
Any creative that actually works with AI isn’t the least bit worried that it will take their job. The fear mongering usually comes from those who don’t take the time to understand. AI still needs humans. Creativity, your unique POV, your personal taste, these are the inflection points.
December 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Any creative that actually works with AI isn’t the least bit worried that it will take their job. The fear mongering usually comes from those who don’t take the time to understand. AI still needs humans. Creativity, your unique POV, your personal taste, these are the inflection points.
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
December 9, 2024 at 2:48 PM
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
Reposted by Ash McGrath
“I have too many books”
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
December 7, 2024 at 1:58 PM
“I have too many books”
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
ChatGPT's new image analysis feature is insane.
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
December 6, 2024 at 9:20 PM
ChatGPT's new image analysis feature is insane.
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
Defend. Deny. Depose.
Eat the rich.
Eat the rich.
December 5, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Defend. Deny. Depose.
Eat the rich.
Eat the rich.
If you haven’t spent a morning arguing with Claude do you even prompt bro?
December 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
If you haven’t spent a morning arguing with Claude do you even prompt bro?
My new favorite move is flipping off the driver of every Cyber Truck I see. Yes, it’s me, Petty Labelle.
December 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM
My new favorite move is flipping off the driver of every Cyber Truck I see. Yes, it’s me, Petty Labelle.
Got my girlfriend a cheese advent calendar and the highlight of my day is watching her pry it open like some kind of animal enrichment puzzle.
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Got my girlfriend a cheese advent calendar and the highlight of my day is watching her pry it open like some kind of animal enrichment puzzle.
"Hobo Nickel" is the name for American five-cent coins that were hand-engraved by homeless people during the Great Depression of 1930s.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
December 1, 2024 at 6:16 PM
"Hobo Nickel" is the name for American five-cent coins that were hand-engraved by homeless people during the Great Depression of 1930s.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
What I’m reading on this chilly Sunday.
📚💙
📚💙
December 1, 2024 at 3:09 PM
What I’m reading on this chilly Sunday.
📚💙
📚💙
I’ve reached the point in the holidays where cheesecake with every meal has lost its appeal. The bloom is off the rose.
November 30, 2024 at 3:39 AM
I’ve reached the point in the holidays where cheesecake with every meal has lost its appeal. The bloom is off the rose.
I’m just a girl, watching the Jonesboro High School marching band pop off at the Macy’s Day Parade. 🔥 🦃
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I’m just a girl, watching the Jonesboro High School marching band pop off at the Macy’s Day Parade. 🔥 🦃
Finally, we don’t have to jump through hoops to share things on social media. Imagine that.
We want Bluesky to be a great home for journalists, publishers, and creators. Unlike other platforms, we don't de-promote your links. Post all the links you want — Bluesky is a lobby to the open web.
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 28, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Finally, we don’t have to jump through hoops to share things on social media. Imagine that.
About halfway through “Some Strange Music Draws Me In” by Griffin Hansbury.
So far, I think it’s both deeply poetic and eye opening. It explores the coming of age of a trans youth in a nowhere town of the mid 80’s.
I can’t put it down.
#BookySky 📚💙
So far, I think it’s both deeply poetic and eye opening. It explores the coming of age of a trans youth in a nowhere town of the mid 80’s.
I can’t put it down.
#BookySky 📚💙
November 27, 2024 at 7:33 PM
About halfway through “Some Strange Music Draws Me In” by Griffin Hansbury.
So far, I think it’s both deeply poetic and eye opening. It explores the coming of age of a trans youth in a nowhere town of the mid 80’s.
I can’t put it down.
#BookySky 📚💙
So far, I think it’s both deeply poetic and eye opening. It explores the coming of age of a trans youth in a nowhere town of the mid 80’s.
I can’t put it down.
#BookySky 📚💙
How do people build audiences around their specific brand of weird?
How do they find their tribe that’s says “yes, you, give me more”.
Here’s a sneak peak of the creators I’ll be showcasing in my next essay:
“Do What You Love, But Solve for Distribution”
#creativity #writingcommunity
How do they find their tribe that’s says “yes, you, give me more”.
Here’s a sneak peak of the creators I’ll be showcasing in my next essay:
“Do What You Love, But Solve for Distribution”
#creativity #writingcommunity
November 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
How do people build audiences around their specific brand of weird?
How do they find their tribe that’s says “yes, you, give me more”.
Here’s a sneak peak of the creators I’ll be showcasing in my next essay:
“Do What You Love, But Solve for Distribution”
#creativity #writingcommunity
How do they find their tribe that’s says “yes, you, give me more”.
Here’s a sneak peak of the creators I’ll be showcasing in my next essay:
“Do What You Love, But Solve for Distribution”
#creativity #writingcommunity
Not a bad way to spend the morning.
November 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Not a bad way to spend the morning.
Writers out there, what’s the very first part of your writing process?
I find that I have to consume tons before I’m ready to write.
Then I usually start by scrawling in notebooks.
The best gets transferred to a Google Doc to frame up a rough outline.
Then I write.
#writingcommunity
I find that I have to consume tons before I’m ready to write.
Then I usually start by scrawling in notebooks.
The best gets transferred to a Google Doc to frame up a rough outline.
Then I write.
#writingcommunity
November 25, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Writers out there, what’s the very first part of your writing process?
I find that I have to consume tons before I’m ready to write.
Then I usually start by scrawling in notebooks.
The best gets transferred to a Google Doc to frame up a rough outline.
Then I write.
#writingcommunity
I find that I have to consume tons before I’m ready to write.
Then I usually start by scrawling in notebooks.
The best gets transferred to a Google Doc to frame up a rough outline.
Then I write.
#writingcommunity
People think I’m broody and lost in thought, but deep down I’m just thinking about the 90’s live action Mario Brothers movie.
November 24, 2024 at 10:39 PM
People think I’m broody and lost in thought, but deep down I’m just thinking about the 90’s live action Mario Brothers movie.
It’s amazing what I can get done around the house when I’m procrastinating on writing an essay.
November 24, 2024 at 6:59 PM
It’s amazing what I can get done around the house when I’m procrastinating on writing an essay.
Back to the library you go tomorrow. Thank you for your wisdom. 💙📚
Support your local library, support #thirdspaces.
#BookSky
#writingcommunity
Support your local library, support #thirdspaces.
#BookSky
#writingcommunity
November 24, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Back to the library you go tomorrow. Thank you for your wisdom. 💙📚
Support your local library, support #thirdspaces.
#BookSky
#writingcommunity
Support your local library, support #thirdspaces.
#BookSky
#writingcommunity
Reposted by Ash McGrath
I like term novelist - it’s sexy and dangerous. Like being a duelist.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
November 24, 2024 at 10:12 AM
I like term novelist - it’s sexy and dangerous. Like being a duelist.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
I’m getting my boys a Super Nintendo for Christmas so they can watch their Mom speed run Donkey Kong Country.
Just in case they forgot that I’m hot shit. 🔥
Just in case they forgot that I’m hot shit. 🔥
November 23, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I’m getting my boys a Super Nintendo for Christmas so they can watch their Mom speed run Donkey Kong Country.
Just in case they forgot that I’m hot shit. 🔥
Just in case they forgot that I’m hot shit. 🔥