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I just read a very interesting story by Sherwood Anderson called, "A Meeting South". It is about the author's encounter with William Faulkner. Though there are only a few personal details about Faulkner, they are nonetheless interesting. The story starts with Faulkner talking about his plane crash in WW1 and the pain in his legs which never left him. In the story, Faulkner says the pain is what first caused him to drink alcohol. As the story progresses, Anderson takes Fa

Yes, I think it can. So what does this mean for writers? Quite simply, we have to change our methods in some respects. I still use paper and pen to compose my work. I'll never give that up for the creative process. Yes, I can't submit a handwritten manuscript, so I also had to learn how to type and then to use email etc. Same is true with AI. There are new tools available to help with the creative process, especially in publishing. The first thing we'll look at is using

What is AI? But before we try to answer that question, we need to first look at the human brain and how it works, since all modern AI algorithms are now based on simulating that approach. But even before we do that, we need to look at the history of AI and its development. We need to compare and contrast how AI used to work and how it works now (which is constantly improving and changing). A good example of the former AI method is chess. Only a few years ago, AI used brute

Jan 2026: Just finished William Demby's, The Catacombs. Written in 1965, it was largely forgotten and not republished until recently by Vintage Books. Demby is an interesting underrated writer who deserves to be looked at once again. He is more famous for this work, Battlecreek, which I haven't yet read. At first, Catacombs was a bit of a mystery to me. I didn't know how to take it. Then I read it was a work of Meta-fiction and that cleared up everything. It then made sense.

Feb 4, 2026 I just finished reading a short story by John O'Hara called, “Graven Image.” He is largely credited with having created the “New Yorker” style of writing. Reading the story, I can see why. The story was published in the New Yorker Magazine on March 6, 1943 and is now available for download since the New Yorker started digitizing their collections. After reading it, I wasn't sure what to make of it so I looked at other interpretations online. I have to agree with t