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The AI Conversation: A Collaboration in Writing

For me, using AI isn’t about letting a machine do the thinking, and it is certainly not about clicking a button to generate generic text. I look at the process as an “AI Conversation” — a dynamic back-and-forth where the technology brings the raw horsepower and I bring the editorial judgment.

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A Little Gravel on Both Sides

There is a quiet war on the printed page between the people who run their words right up against a long dash — jamming the thoughts together like traffic — and the people who leave a little room on either side.

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Roomy

I write like West Texas looks. Always room for more space. See. Way off. There.

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Poetry

If music is older than language, then that’s probably a large part of it.

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Studio

A note is a few words in a sentence or two; a picture is an individual frame, and a finding blends text with imagery.

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Education

The kids are smart. They’re resilient, they’re sharp, and they’ll do just fine. I don’t worry about them. It’s the grown soreheads like me I worry about — the ones who risk calcifying if they aren’t careful.