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Novelist, Storyline Sessions facilitator, USC faculty member, School of Architecture. Father of 3. Married to a goddess. Weekly letter: https://buttondown.com/500Words Books: https://futurex.studio/books Blog: https://500words.pika.page
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Gene Hackman Dies at 95: https://opennotes.blog/2025/02/28/gene-hackman-dies-at.html

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698 is the level of entropy reduction today on the CODENAME CG JUNG project. #wordcount

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Deleted Scenes: https://opennotes.blog/2025/02/27/deleted-scenes.html

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Deleted Scenes --> https://500words.pika.page/posts/deleted-scenes

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Issue 101 - Undeleted Scenes --> https://500words.pika.page/posts/issue-101-undeleted-scenes

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2027 is today’s effort of entropy reduction on CODENAME CG JUNG project. #wordcount #writing Now on to some editing of Liberation.

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Entropy reduction today at 1341. Yesterday at 795. A young adult project, CODENAME C.G. Jung. #writing

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Storytelling for social impact is vital in these uncertain times. www.redcupagency.com/blog/storyte...

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Storytelling for Social Impact: https://opennotes.blog/2025/02/21/storytelling-for-social-impact.html

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Entropy reduction today at 1,035. This is for a new trilogy, a young adult project, CODENAME C.J. Jung. #writing

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It shall be fickle, false, and full of fraud

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Song of the pantser: When you know what the characters want and what they're capable of getting, then you know the plot. #writing #books #fiction

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Issue 100 - The Storyline Sessions --> https://500words.pika.page/posts/issue-100-the-storyline-sessions

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Stop archive erasure... --> https://500words.pika.page/posts/2025-02-10-stop-archive-erasure-memory

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Issue 99 - Author’s Note Welcome to 500 Words. This letter is free and written by a human. Let’s start with AI news developing this week. INTERROGATING AIKayla Cobb, writing in The Wrap, quoted Bill... https://500words.pika.page/posts/issue-99-authors-note

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Issue 99 - Author’s Note: https://500words.pika.page/posts/issue-99-authors-note

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For friends who are in the federal government, this is a very good guide on why you should be using Signal. In short, it’s safe and it’s free! a.wholelottanothing.org/a-guide-to-u...

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The always great @dansinker.com has some good advice for you and me. Write it down: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

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Leaving the Times: https://500words.pika.page/posts/leaving-the-times

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Rosa Parks Did and Taught Yoga: https://500words.pika.page/posts/rosa-parks-did-and-taught-yoga

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Golly

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Can a novel really change anything? I say yes. www.futurex.studio/reviews/blog...

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Writing Prompts: https://500words.pika.page/posts/writing-prompts

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Just too good. Sam Altman upset that DeepSeek stole his IP. From The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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My letter to everyone this week is about how, 30 years ago, a writer predicted the destruction of the LA fires almost to the day. Also, in INTERROGATING AI, I discuss why the Chinese AI platform DeepSeek roiled the stock market. 500words.pika.page/posts/issue-...

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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

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Another clear-eyed and incisive piece of writing from @jamellebouie.net about delusional people and policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/o...

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hey karma you can step in at any time now

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Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.

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The Power of Storytelling to Build Strong Teams: https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/29/the-power-of-storytelling-to.html

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Where are the lithium batteries, paint and other hazardous materials from the Eaton and Palisades fires going? LAist:

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Erasing History: https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/28/erasing-history.html

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AI Mistakes Are Very Different from Human Mistakes: https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/23/ai-mistakes-are-very-different.html

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It's not a marathon: https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/23/its-not-a-marathon.html

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AI WITHOUT ASKING Yesterday, during the class I teach for USC, I gave some clear guidelines to the students about how we will use AI. If English is not your first language, I said, it’s ok to use text-to-speech when making ... https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/22/ai-without-asking-yesterday-during.html

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Finally! Soup you can suck on! “It’s Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup like you never expected — a convenient, on-the-go soup experience.” Who says innovation is dead? [generalmills.com]

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From The Guardian. "You will never find Guardian journalists being seated in the VIP section of any president’s inauguration. Yes, we were in Washington yesterday – but only to do our job, which is holding power to account, not bo... https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/21/from-the-guardian-you-will.html

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Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism. So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1

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"Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”" Joe Biden, VIADan Rather

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"If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you might’ve been told your fees are going up by $5 a month or $50 a year. But the fees aren’t actually changing – you’re just being upsold." VIA [Michael Tsai] (https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/17/opting-out-of-microsoft-365s-copilot-ai/).

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Kyle Maclachlan, remembering his friend and longtime collaborator David Lynch, on Instagram: "What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch wit... https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/17/kyle-maclachlan-remembering-his-friend.html

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A reminder that I write a letter to you about storytelling just about every week.

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The latest updates on how we’re coping with the LA fires and how you can help. Also, my next novel is almost ready and you can be an early reader. (And be a hero to me.) Plus a new masterclass for storytelling. Read 500 Words now

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Reading a paper book is better "According to some studies, comprehension of what you’ve read suffers when it’s from a screen rather than paper." -Harry McCracken’s newsletter I read lots of e-books, but I get more out of a paper bo... https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/13/reading-a-paper-book-is.html

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Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed: https://opennotes.blog/2025/01/13/meta-is-blocking-links-to.html

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