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Bitter wind: a review of Helm by Sarah Hall \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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Content design for AI agents: blog.gr33r.com

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Virginia Woolf on writing in Orlando \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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“Winter, with its inwardness, is upon us. A man is constrained to sit down, and to think.” — Thoreau, Oct 27, 1851\n\"\"\n: proseandcons.social

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I built an open-source UX writing skill for Claude: blog.gr33r.com

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OK yeah, we’re in an AI bubble. Google announces Project Suncatcher

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Slop fraud is coming for books: youtube.com/watch

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Pulled noodles, pulled heartstrings in Annalee Newitz’s Automatic Noodle \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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Snap it. Shake it. Share it. blog.gr33r.com

","summary":"","url":"https://blog.gr33r.com/2025/09/07/snap-it-shake-it-share.html","date_published":"2025-09-07T13:43:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Prose and Cons","url":"http://gr33r.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F01%2F1712551.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"proseandcons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-07 13:43","date_timestamp":1757252599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:///@/115163306667067554","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ica53ieikm46ia7do44mwh7g/post/3lyat2osanv2c"]}},{"id":"72937545","content_html":"When I was in Grade 10, my English teacher introduced a metaphor that’s stuck with me ever since: imagine every word as a Rolodex of synonyms. Spin the card and “happy” becomes “joyful,” “sad” becomes “despondent.” It was a playful way to think about language—a reminder that writing isn’t just about follow... proseandcons.social","summary":"","url":"https://blog.gr33r.com/2025/09/06/when-i-was-in-grade.html","date_published":"2025-09-06T16:56:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Prose and Cons","url":"http://gr33r.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F01%2F1712551.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"proseandcons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-06 16:56","date_timestamp":1757177819,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:///@/115158406008483709"]}},{"id":"72589019","content_html":"

Katabasis takes us deep into the underworld of the mind \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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Belching bishops and domestic affairs: a review of The Pilgrimage by John Broderick: blog.gr33r.com

","summary":"A passionate admiration for McNally Jackson’s efforts to revive neglected literature is expressed through the discussion of John Broderick’s groundbreaking yet previously banned novel, The Pilgrimage.","url":"https://blog.gr33r.com/2025/08/04/belching-bishops-and-domestic-affairs.html","date_published":"2025-08-04T18:04:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Prose and Cons","url":"http://gr33r.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F01%2F1712551.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"proseandcons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-04 18:04","date_timestamp":1754330677,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:///@/114971815689668642","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ica53ieikm46ia7do44mwh7g/post/3lvlrspinlo25"]}},{"id":"67766012","content_html":"

Book review: the many contradictions of Mark Twain \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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Review of “Perspective(s)” by Laurent Binet: Renaissance Scandal Meets Modern AI Concerns \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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AI won’t write literature—but it might push it forward: blog.gr33r.com

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Vampires and Vengeance: Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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Book Review: Three Days in June explores faithfulness, forgiveness, and family: blog.gr33r.com

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BBC Radiophonic Workshop passes the torch from electronic music visionaries of the past to those of the future. Check out the collection

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.gr33r.com/2025/02/22/bbc-radiophonic-workshop-passes-the.html","date_published":"2025-02-22T16:16:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Prose and Cons","url":"http://gr33r.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F01%2F1712551.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"proseandcons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-22 16:16","date_timestamp":1740241012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:///@/114048435335298008","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ica53ieikm46ia7do44mwh7g/post/3lirprwp57322"]}},{"id":"56600559","content_html":"

Book Review: Lesser Ruins Captures Modern Loss \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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Book Review: Playground by Richard Powers \"\" : blog.gr33r.com

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@ayjay Ethereal. I dig it.

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Pouring one out for Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band and the “most brilliant organist in the rock world” according to Keyboard Magazine. youtu.be/X4kJKiLIj…

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Book review: Held explores echoes of trauma: blog.gr33r.com

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Street Style: blog.gr33r.com

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