#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem about a bird that you think of as a companion. Try addressing the bird directly in your poem. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Owls
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Q&A Excerpt: Maggie Stiefvater odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/q...
Q&A Excerpt: Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater was a 2026 guest lecturer for the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Maggie is the New York Times bestselling author of The Listeners, The Raven Cycle, The Scorpio Races, and…
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It will be here before you know it! Register below for this free, fun multi-author online reading! www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
Article on Neurorights in @nytimes.com highlighting our role: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/m...
The Next Privacy Battleground Is Inside Your Brain
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Key Conditions for Reader Suspense: Part 5 – Character troubles www.sfwa.org/2011/01/15/k...
Key Conditions for Reader Suspense: Part 5 - Character troubles - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Sympathy starts when we see someone in trouble. That’s not the only thing that’s required. Some people who are in terrible trouble only evoke pity or even antipathy. So there’s more to this than troub...
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3 Fantasy Tropes I Love — And 3 I Avoid at All Costs nicholasrossis.me/2025/06/12/3...
3 Fantasy Tropes I Love — And 3 I Avoid at All Costs
This is a guest post by Savannah Cordova. Savannah is a writer with Reedsy, a marketplace that connects self-publishing authors with the world’s best editors, designers, and marketers. She loves sc…
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “For two decades now, social media companies have been virtually untouchable, profitably floating above accusations that they normalize propaganda, addict children and degrade our character,” Tim Wu writes. “That protection is finally starting to weaken.”
Opinion | Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product.
Don’t let the First Amendment arguments fool you.
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I bent over to pet him, forgot I was holding an open bottle of water, and poured it all over the floor in front of him. now he is just staring at me like this
Key Conditions for Reader Suspense: Part 4 – Uncertainty www.sfwa.org/2011/01/08/k...
Key Conditions for Reader Suspense: Part 4 - Uncertainty - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Surprise is one of the vital elements in story making precisely because it makes things unpredictable. It makes hope, fear, worry, and curiosity possible.
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5 Worldbuilding Mistakes to Avoid in Your Sci-Fi Novel nicholasrossis.me/2021/06/17/5...
5 Worldbuilding Mistakes to Avoid in Your Sci-Fi Novel
This is a guest post by Savannah Cordova. Savannah is a writer with Reedsy, a marketplace that connects self-publishing authors with the world’s best editors, designers, and marketers. She lo…
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"How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but in oneself? There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light." - Barry Lopez
Clarion West is teaming up with Bushwick Book Club Seattle for their performance of original music inspired by Ursula Le Guin's The Dispossessed! The show will be Saturday, November 15th at the Hugo House. More on the event here: thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/origin...
This #GivingTuesday we are thrilled that 2025 has been Clarion West's most impactful ever, from the growth of our classes and workshops, to the audiences for our virtual and in-person events, and even our team itself! Help us keep up in a WILD time for nonprofits: www.clarionwest.org/get-involved...
✨ We are delighted to welcome ten writers to this year’s 2026 Novel Writing Workshop. These writers will be working to complete a novel draft under the guidance of novelist and teacher Dr. Karen Lord (CW instructor ‘18 & ‘23) ✨
Congratulations to Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Anna North! Her novel, "Bog Queen," was selected as a 2026 Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. She earns a $10,000 prize and will be honored at a March 11 ceremony in New York. www.nationalbook.org/national-boo...
National Book Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announce the 2026 Science + Literature Selected Titles
The National Book Foundation (NBF) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced selected titles for the fifth year of the Science + Literature program, which identifies three books annually that...
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6 Ways to Make Creativity a Non-Negotiable Part of Your Life | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/livi...
6 Ways to Make Creativity a Non-Negotiable Part of Your Life
Creativity doesn’t disappear—it gets crowded out or stifled. Learn six practical ways to protect your creative energy and bring it back to the center of your life.
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Great Thinking Is Supposed to Make Your Brain Hurt | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/curi...
Great Thinking Is Supposed to Make Your Brain Hurt
A tired brain isn't lazy. It’s protecting itself.
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3 Reasons Why Your Brain Loves Negative Thinking | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
3 Reasons Why Your Brain Loves Negative Thinking
Why your brain gravitates toward negativity more than positivity.
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Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future – an astonishing look at how tech is changing disabled people’s lives
Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future – an astonishing look at how tech is changing disabled people’s lives
Prepare to have your perspective shattered by the comedian’s visits to our US tech overlords. The upcoming advancements for those with disabilities are life-changing
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Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view. | Analysis
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan | CNN
Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.
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Why Movies Don’t Feel Real Anymore: A Close Look at Changing Filmmaking Techniques www.openculture.com/2025/11/why-...
Why Movies Don’t Feel Real Anymore: A Close Look at Changing Filmmaking Techniques
Anyone who keeps an eye on Hollywood knows — indeed, has been ever more frequently and anxiously informed — that the theater business is in trouble.
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Earlier this year, after receiving emails from people in the throes of AI psychosis, I stayed in touch with one man as he journeyed to recovery. I'm grateful to James that he was willing to go on record. He wanted people to know: humanlike chatbots are dangerous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGk...
He Lost His Mind Using ChatGPT. Then It Told Him to Contact Me.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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EMPIRE OF AI is one of Barnes & Noble's Best Books of 2025 in the Science and Technology category. 🥹 Some of my favorite childhood memories were formed at my local B&N, so this feels particularly special. Thanks B&N ❤️ Check out the full list here: www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/categor...
In a sold-out talk at the Graduate Center, @karenhao.bsky.social, the author of "Empire of AI," questioned the nirvana notions of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others in Silicon Valley who are racing to create an artificial general intelligence model
Author Karen Hao Unmasks OpenAI's Altruistic Facade
In a sold-out talk at the Graduate Center, the author of "Empire of AI" questioned the nirvana notions of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others in Silicon Valley who are racing to create an artificial…
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"I feel much more connected to my students after having engaged with them on this book and reading their journals...I have not felt this energy in a classroom since 2022." I love this so much 🥹
Jane Rosenzweig@janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 9mo agoWe're back! Today in The Important Work, Helen Choi and Vance Ricks write about assigning @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI to their students in courses where they had not previously assigned books--and how it went. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/we-made-ou...
This week's Hotlist 🔥🌶️ From Dave to a bromance in space, the week's best culture chosen by our team of editors and writers www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
Elon Musk’s AI service Grok is so drunkenly, transparently biased that it would be funny – if it weren’t a mortal threat to democracy This week’s column by Stewart Lee www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
The BBC is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social reports www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
