Writers should understand

“As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.” Ernest Hemingway I take this to mean people… of course… but also characters. If you don’t understand your c…

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Is Wallace Shawn the Only Avant-Garde Artist Who Gets Stopped in Times Square?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/t-magazine/wallace-shawn.html

Is Wallace Shawn the Only Avant-Garde Artist Who Gets Stopped in Times Square?

He’s most commonly recognized for his screen roles as a plotting hit man and an unlikely Lothario, but it’s his work as a playwright that shows more of his true self.

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A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/nyregion/ai-college-classes.html

First drafts are shit

“The first draft of anything is shit” Hemingway via Samuelson? A short explanation: No writer will produce a perfect first draft. Instead, we do our best in the first draft and then pol…

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