A model for journalistic copypasta

Why are prestigious outlets often so mediocre, and why do we read them anyway?

Here’s a thing that happens sometimes:

Creative nonfiction training exercises

Things I suggest you write about

After a mutant spider bite, you take Fluffer to a dog park and realize he is bark-gossiping about you with the other dogs. What is he saying?

How I learned to stop worrying and structure all writing as a list

We like lists because they are an objectively good way to organize information. They allow readers to quickly and easily get what they want.

Say you want to learn about sleep. You see two articles: 1. "Theory and practice of effective sleep" 2. "Seven insights about sleep" Are you drawn to the second? I am. Of course, I hate myself for this because I've...

So you're thinking about writing on the internet

Observations on the dynamics of writing and commenting.

I'm not famous or successful, so why should you care what I think? Well, I have some observations about the dynamics of writing on the internet that I think my (even more non-famous and non-successful) self would have benefited from...

What I learned from reading about writing

Have a consistent ruleset. Titles are a black art. Have empathy for the brain’s parser. It’s impossible to follow all the conventions. Write a thesis statement even if you hate it