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Witty, irreverent writing about escaping digital exhaustion. For creatives who want to stop scrolling and start reading and making things again.

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Sep 26, 2026

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4 min read

On The Unsettling of American Workers

Flee! Flee into the woods! Quit your job, plant a garden, and live off the land. Alternatively, consider Wendell Berry's writings and what our modern disconnect from the land means for us.

Blake Reichenbach

Critical Reading and Theory

The Literacy Crisis Makes Me Literally Cry, Sis

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

The Literacy Crisis Makes Me Literally Cry, Sis

Americans are reading less than ever. Let's start a countercultural movement.

Blake Reichenbach

Newsletter

Inevitability, a Dead Internet, and the Joy of Being Obstinate

May 13, 2026

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5 min read

Inevitability, a Dead Internet, and the Joy of Being Obstinate

Shady money shuffling leads to influencers repeating talking points about AI's inevitability, and the dominoes seem to be falling in that direction. But alas... there's still hope.

Blake Reichenbach

Distraction

At 15, I Wrote an Entire Novel. Now I Can Barely Write for 30 Minutes at a Time.

Feb 12, 2026

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7 min read

At 15, I Wrote an Entire Novel. Now I Can Barely Write for 30 Minutes at a Time.

On Attention Attrition and the Decline of Deep Focus

Blake Reichenbach

Articles

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Eat, Pray, LOVE: Liz Gilbert's Thoughts on Writing in the Age of AI

Nov 11, 2026

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4 min read

Eat, Pray, LOVE: Liz Gilbert's Thoughts on Writing in the Age of AI

Plus: Senate-grade stationery and what's new in Folio

Blake Reichenbach

Newsletter

On "Stoner" and the Vulnerability of Being Excited About Something

Nov 2, 2026

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6 min read

On "Stoner" and the Vulnerability of Being Excited About Something

I recently launched a business– a whole software platform– and it's terrifying to be my own champion. Let's turn to John Williams' 1965 novel for insight.

Blake Reichenbach

Newsletter

Oct 26, 2026

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2 min read

The Extinction of (Slow) Experience(s)

Reflections on the first third of Christine Rosen's book, handwriting, and the willingness to be knowledgeable.

Blake Reichenbach

Newsletter

Writer's Block, Bird by Bird, and Writing Your Way Through

Oct 16, 2026

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5 min read

Writer's Block, Bird by Bird, and Writing Your Way Through

On overcoming writer's block and the stories that will be told on a later date

Blake Reichenbach

Newsletter

Sep 26, 2026

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4 min read

On The Unsettling of American Workers

Flee! Flee into the woods! Quit your job, plant a garden, and live off the land. Alternatively, consider Wendell Berry's writings and what our modern disconnect from the land means for us.

Blake Reichenbach

In Scratchy Cursive, We Tease Out an Ethical Dilemma as a Creative Entrepreneur

Sep 13, 2026

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4 min read

In Scratchy Cursive, We Tease Out an Ethical Dilemma as a Creative Entrepreneur

An actual entry from my personal journal, mostly unedited. Oh, and an ethical dilemma at the intersection of possibility and selling my soul.

Blake Reichenbach