This is about poetry and writing but I suspect it applies to other creative work too. Ordering it now.

Beautiful work

Today's stream of shared news articles was feeling incredibly stressful until what really captured my imagination was this little poetic object, and thinking about the hands that held it 2,000 years ago.

I think this advice extends beyond poetry. Keep the editor out of your work until it's time for them to do their job.

I remember this fondly!

Dauod thought his daughter was dead until he heard her name whispered in a back-alley deal—now he's about to learn some truths are better left buried.
https://plottomatic.com/d/2026-03-17

Page spread 34 from the book Double or Nothing by Raymond Federman. The text on the right side is arranged to resemble a staircase.

Reading Double or Nothing, Raymond Federman archive.org/details/doub...

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