Omg yes. I thanked someone whobonce told me my writing was "conversational". He was confused bc he meant it as an insult and I took pride in it.

And in less than 3 minutes some stupid AI can create a mediocre rendition of what took us thousands of hours of real work. It's depressing. What am I even doing this for? Do readers care? Do students?

I want a Condottiere Konditorei, where men in swords serve me pastry

Part of my cooking day, no matter where I am on that day

My kid would!

"All hat and no cattle" immediately enters my lexicon