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To trope or not to trope…
…that is the question. Three opinionated writers argue over whether ’tis nobler
to take up arms against a sea of overused tropes or write them anyway.
If a book is well written, I always find it too short.
Jane Austen
What Happened to Competence Porn?
In 2009, Leverage writer John Rogers wrote in a blog post about how viewers enjoyed “watching competent people banter and plan,” something his team had come to refer to as “competence porn.” This phenomenon, now named, has loosely cropped up…
An Open Letter to All of My Facebook Friends
Dearest Acquaintance Facebook Tells Me I Once Knew, I don’t recall the exact moment we became friends or even who sent the initial request. It was the thing to do at the time, a way to say, I see you…
When Metaphor Breaks Down
We as a species love to speak in metaphor. Perhaps it’s a learned trait, perhaps it’s hardwired somewhere in the poetic soul of humanity. Perhaps it’s just our feeble attempt to grapple with things and ideas that would otherwise be…
No, You Can’t Reinvent the Wheel, But…
In his comedy special “New In Town” John Mulaney remarks that the satisfaction of cancelling plans is akin to using heroin. Having never used heroin myself, I can neither confirm nor deny the validity of this statement; I can however…
How to Jump Off Cliffs (And Create Fearlessly)
Here’s a little background about me. I have an M.A. in biblical studies from one of the top five seminaries in the country (and the numbers separating the top five are thin at best). During my tenure of study, I…
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