Thoughts on not-for-everyone literary offerings: "The 53rd Time Was the Charm" in LitMag News today. litmagnews.substack.com/p/the-53rd-t...

Out on BULL today, some cheeky wisdom from my winter in Maui: mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas... @mrbullbull.bsky.social

Surprising advice on book covers from a company that studied what worked best for their 20,000+ books. kindlepreneur.com/book-cover-d...

Some good news about the advantages writers have (at least so far) over AI: on.substack.com/p/the-indepe...

My controversial stance on "going vulnerable" to endear yourself to others, in business or personal life: www.introvertupthink.com/p/vulnerabil...

New short story of mine, "Muted," just published in Green Silk Journal: www.thegsj.com/stories-1-.h...

Never, never use AI for fact-checking! Here's a case study in why: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

New micro story, "Baggage," out in Tiny Molecules today. It was written in Smokelong's March Marathon this year. www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent... @smokelong.bsky.social @tinymolecules.bsky.social

Intelligent introverts are rightly skeptical of the news media and health experts. Here's why: www.introvertupthink.com/p/social-ties

"...the remarkable growth of the fiction market over the last ten years": I did not realize that! It's good news, and surprising given what we all hear about declining attention spans. dearheadofmine.substack.com/p/the-most-i...

My short story, "Outliers," appears in Turn & Work today. Thanks to @emilyrinkema.bsky.social for alerting me to this publication! www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/o...

Spontaneity isn't a strength of introverts. Learn why: www.introvertupthink.com/p/spontaneity

Your mind works differently from others'. Learn why and how to embrace its particularities. www.themindfulword.org/understand-y...

Just published: "Just Looking" - an essay on the dynamics of seeing and being seen. hollowandsky.org/just-looking...

Pretending: When is it Adapting and When is it Masking? www.introvertupthink.com/p/masking

What is solitude, really? Reflections about a memoir by a Canadian fire lookout. www.introvertupthink.com/p/lookout

Five prose poems by me about wild New England: www.themackinaw.net/the-mackinaw...

For my Substack, Introvert UpThink, I'm soliciting personal essays about being an introvert or dealing with one at home, at work or in the community. See the first reader essay and guidelines: www.introvertupthink.com/p/reader-sto...

The moral tension over being solicited for a stranger's GoFundMe campaign: www.eclectica.org/v30n1/yudkin...

Where Plato is considered too controversial to teach, are students truly getting education? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

A substantive analysis of what happens when government attempts to control the arts. www.salon.com/2026/01/01/t...

What was it that was following me on that road through the woods? A true tale published in Halfway Down the Stairs: halfwaydownthestairs.net/2025/12/01/o...

What I experienced as a philosophy graduate student at Cornell in the 1970s: philosophynow.org/issues/171/W...

The harm of AI: LitHub says AI is "stealing our stories for training data, siphoning readers towards garbled AI summaries instead of our website, and generally making everything a little worse." Ponder that when you consult ChatGPT, Claude or your favorite online answer machine.

"Words for Water": a micro inspired by swimming in Maui, in response to a @smokelong.bsky.social prompt. theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/11/07/w...

"High-agency person"? I investigated the concept and wasn't thrilled with everything that I found: www.introvertupthink.com/p/high-agency

A discouraging roundup of deals publishers are making with AI companies, with scant rewards for the authors. slate.com/technology/2...

Slow Thinker? No need to apologize! Find out why... www.introvertupthink.com/p/slow-think...

"Say What?" New personal essay about imperfect hearing and miscommunications. www.howilearnedseries.com/p/say-what-h...

How expectations and the social meaning of gestures create dilemmas for introverts: www.introvertupthink.com/p/barbie

Is literary success rigged? This essay considers the evidence: www.amsterdamreview.org/poetry-clear...

An eloquent ode to experiences AI will never have access to: therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...

Editors, rise up.

Research on solitude: Is there a recommended daily amount of solitude that relaxes us while holding off loneliness? www.introvertupthink.com/p/solitude

Superb article on the "ouch" of being edited by a master wordcrafter. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Can a child consent to be used in a parent's art? A thoughtful take on this question: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/m...

Fascinating article in WA Post about AI-fueled freelance writers duping publications, then being unmasked. This will ramp up measures to verify true personal essays and articles. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

New York Times columnist David Brooks' advocacy for "aggressive friendliness" disrespects introverts. www.introvertupthink.com/p/aggressive...

Not all nerds are introverts. But many, maybe even most, are. Let's see what we can all learn from their habits and challenges. www.introvertupthink.com/p/nerds

Excellent article exploring the dangers of oversimplification in memoirs about the purported healing powers of nature: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

NEW: I am resuming taking on nonfiction writing clients. Details here: introvertupthink.com/p/writing-co...

Who is more emotionally intelligent, extroverts or introverts? Don't be so quick to answer. www.introvertupthink.com/p/emotional-...

Ugh! Buy random vintage books to create a fake image of being smart and well-read: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Let's contemplate introvert Frederick Douglass's impact on America and how his famous Fourth of July speech lands today. www.introvertupthink.com/p/frederick-...

Learn the key differences between "shy" and "introverted" and why the distinction matters. www.introvertupthink.com/p/shyness

The six mistakes an almost criminally clueless parent is making with respect to her introverted daughter. www.introvertupthink.com/p/kid

Two nonfiction flash pieces about my life in the countryside up on Flash Boulevard today. flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/m...

Being an outsider has its benefits. See how this applies in general and to introverts in particular. www.introvertupthink.com/p/outsiders

Use AI to create your content at your peril. Here's what can happen: completely made up information. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...