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My Journey with Short Stories, Part I
Dear readers, greetings! Today I am writing about short stories, prompted by a reader question from a couple weeks back (slowly catching up on these…
Sep 26
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It's Curtains
Tolstoy-related synchronicity while moving apartments
Sep 20
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Humans 1, AI 0
The Case of the Forgotten Quote
Sep 12
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Bonus mini photo essay
Thank-you post for Founding Members
Sep 11
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Story excerpt and Q/A
Bonus thank-you post for paid subscribers
Sep 7
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I, Sydney, AI Novelist
Dear Readers! I am so grateful to everyone who upgraded to a paid subscription—I promise to do my best to make it worth it! I’m also really grateful to…
Sep 5
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Thoughts on publishing and form
"The marketplace gave the writer his voice"
Aug 29
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My Journey with Manhole Covers
Dear readers! I’m so grateful to everyone who is supporting the Elif Life! Special thanks to everyone who wrote a kind note. You have inspired me to try…
Aug 22
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