By avoiding sounding like AI, you are avoiding sounding like a Human. You're letting AI change you — are you okay with that?

Yes, I’m saying that there is a deepening hypocrisy in #writing, and we need to deal with it fast. open.substack.com/pub/scalingl...

The AI Em Dash Panic Misses the Point How AI and human culture are already changing each other.

No we’re totally saying the same thing. Here’s my whole em dash rant for more context. open.substack.com/pub/scalingl...

Hence my beef with the em dash fright. Well, just because one didn’t know how to use it doesn’t mean that AI is using it wrong (or over using it).

AI was trained on proper grammar via stolen classic books. So when you say writing sounds like AI you’re saying it sounds like it uses proper writing mechanics that you know nothing about. #writingcommunity

Vinyl Music is Better (you'll agree by the end). Paradigm shifts sometimes act as pendulums... or parabolas.

Vinyl #music isn’t just better to listen to, it’s better FOR you. I think I have some compelling reasons why. open.substack.com/pub/scalingl...

It's Time for a High-Culture Revolution We are a 'high-tech, low-culture' society, wielding god-like tools with social structures stuck in the Roman Era.

“We are a 'high-tech, low-culture' society, wielding god-like tools with social structures stuck in the Roman Era.” My new #AI essay is a strong call for cultural development. www.phiand.ai/p/its-time-f...

The Visibility Experiment

Don’t get lost writing when you have a message to share with the world. Let’s roadmap it (for free). the-visibility-experiment.heysummit.com?ac=G7t2lcNu

Find Your Roots: Staying Sane in the Unending Upheaval · Zoom · Luma You prep for disasters — why don't we prep for emotional upheaval? Us Millennials have had the lovely fate of living through one shit storm after another. And…

You prep for natural disasters. Why not prep for emotional ones? luma.com/67sigwmo

Veronica Zora Kirin quote

Read the full essay about wielding anger and hope in tandem: wagingnonviolence.org/2026/03/bono...

The Condo Board that Threw Eggs And how we lost all our power.

Would you want out of this crazy condo building? I sure did, but they still charge me dues. open.substack.com/pub/scalingl...

Leather spats

Leatherwork

Made myself a pair of leather spats to cover a seam issue in my leather boots. #leatherwork #craft

#u2 #bono

What Bono gets right about nonviolent resistance U2’s first new record in nearly a decade, “Days of Ash,” is a call to action fueled by anger and rooted in hope.

Believe in #nonviolence? So does Bono. My new essay explains why. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/03/bono...

Find Your Roots: Staying Sane in the Unending Enshittification · Zoom · Luma Us Millennials have had the lovely fate of living through one shit storm after another. And no one taught us how to withstand the onslaught. The "Find Your…

I can’t teach you how to stop the chaos of the world, but I can show you how to stay sane while it all happens. Join me in my new #workshop series “Staying Sane in the Unending Enshittification” and get tools for resiliency that actually work. luma.com/67sigwmo

I know I could ask AI the question, but I asked YOU the question because that’s how friendship works. It nurtures our relationship to discuss random things and I want deeper friends not deeper tech. 💜

If you’re in the #writingcommunity, you’ll want to check out this workshop.

Book outline copyrighted material

Updated outline for my “move abroad” book. Would you read it? What aspect sparks the most curiosity? #usa #writingcommunity

Happy world #Anthropology day. I see Anthropology not as the opportunity to study minority cultures, but it’s the opportunity to better understand the world and to tear down ethnocentrism. That is why I became an anthropologist.

U2 belief statement

My favorite band in the world just dropped an album with a slay of a statement. Yessssss. #u2

How are those 2026 writing goals going? If you’re getting stuck, let me know. I’m obsessed with seeing writers become authors who wield the written word like a sword (yes I’m making that reference 😜). Schedule a complimentary call here: veronicakirin.com/editing/

Leave the USA and get a free degree Move abroad and go to school for less than tuition in the USA

My new guide for leaving the USA is live.
open.substack.com/pub/scalingl...

Just got my first publisher rejection of the year. 💪🏻 #writingcommunity

My goal was to send 150 pitches in 2026. I’m already at 48. Time to adjust my plans. 😅 #writingcommunity

So you’re telling me that the same men who own companies that fight tooth and nail against safety and environmental regulations were found in the Epstein files? Shocking.

Wavetale record

Hands down my favorite writing music. I try to listen to something different each morning but, honestly, the #wavetale game soundtrack is the one I return to most. What’s yours? #writingcommunity

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Yes! Please sign up on the form. It’ll help me stay sane 😅 excited-garage-1c0.notion.site/2f75e8d6bd36...

Current Issue

My latest piece — a narrative essay about reproductive rights — was just published in @unborderedmag.bsky.social !!!!!! Have a look (pg 15): www.unborderedmag.com/issues

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Absolutely. Here’s where you can sign up. excited-garage-1c0.notion.site/2f75e8d6bd36...

“Ink” Beta Reader Signup | Notion Hosted by Notion Sites — The easiest way to get a website up and running.

I’ll definitely need beta readers. I made this form to stay organized. excited-garage-1c0.notion.site/2f75e8d6bd36...