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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…
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It's Curtains
Tolstoy-related synchronicity while moving apartments
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Humans 1, AI 0
The Case of the Forgotten Quote
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Bonus mini photo essay
Thank-you post for Founding Members
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Story excerpt and Q/A
Bonus thank-you post for paid subscribers
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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…
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August 2023
Thoughts on publishing and form
"The marketplace gave the writer his voice"
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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…
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My Conversation with Chat GPT about Proust
The other day, I was looking for a quote in Proust, so I thought I would ask Chat GPT. Here’s how it went. EB: Is there a passage in In Search of Lost…
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July 2023
Time, My Frenemy
Formalism-Buddhism Crossover Pep Talk
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June 2023
Proust Pep Talk 2
How to reply to the Berating Voice
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Brief and Romance-Related
I just wanted to quickly share a couple of screencaps from a recent text exchange with Katie Kitamura, a few days after she heroically moderated the…
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