Archive - Speculative

AI is giving me an identity crisis

And it's not just me.

Jun 17 •

April 2025

The last place people still read books?

On airport bookstores and our mile-high reading habits

Apr 14 •

January 2025

The real problem with AI in schools

It's not what you think

Jan 14 •

December 2024

Is Substack doomed?

The lifecycle of social media platforms

Dec 26, 2024 •

November 2024

The ethics of stealing a library book

Because it might be stealing from you

Nov 25, 2024 •

Death of the (AI) author?

Chatbots prove my English professors wrong

Nov 6, 2024 •

October 2024

Is anyone still doing Nanowrimo?

On the end of an era

Oct 15, 2024 •

What should students be reading, anyway?

Reframing an old debate

Oct 9, 2024 •

Who gets to be an AI expert? Part 3

Who are the real AI experts, and how do we identify them?

Oct 2, 2024 •

September 2024

Who gets to be an AI expert? Part 2

Do I look like an expert to you?

Sep 24, 2024 •

Don't write for success

On falling back in love with writing

Sep 17, 2024 •

Who gets to be an AI expert?

Who do we listen to, and why does it matter?

Sep 12, 2024 •

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