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I wrote you an essay this week. Then I scrapped it.

Jun 20, 2026

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4 min read

I wrote you an essay this week. Then I scrapped it.

It was fine. That was the problem. Thankfully, there's always metawriting exercises and something better to build toward.

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

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The Peace of Wild Things

Jun 7, 2026

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6 min read

The Peace of Wild Things

On screens, summers, and the radical act of going outside.

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

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A Lesson on Learning: I've Decided I Like it Rough

May 23, 2026

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6 min read

A Lesson on Learning: I've Decided I Like it Rough

But in a Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi way, not (necessarily) a Mae West kind of way.

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

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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
Blake Reichenbach

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It’s not just Language, it’s Mentality. | Delving into the Mainstreamification of Load-Bearing Corporate and AI Slop

May 8, 2026

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5 min read

It’s not just Language, it’s Mentality. | Delving into the Mainstreamification of Load-Bearing Corporate and AI Slop

LLMs and similar tools have a flattening effect on language. What does that mean for how we understand our place in the world?

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

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Thinking like a forest (and fighting crime in high fashion)

Apr 30, 2026

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6 min read

Thinking like a forest (and fighting crime in high fashion)

On James Bridle, planetary intelligence, and the strange media that teaches us how to exist in the world.

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

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Is My Newsletter a Side Project or a Side Hustle? I Genuinely Don't Know.

Apr 18, 2026

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6 min read

Is My Newsletter a Side Project or a Side Hustle? I Genuinely Don't Know.

Regardless, I don't intend to peddle sh*tty t-shirts based on wall-art quotes. (It'll make sense, I promise.)

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

Distraction

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WTF, How is it Already 8:30?

Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

WTF, How is it Already 8:30?

A Nobel laureate explains why your morning keeps slipping away from you.

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach

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I Couldn't Focus on My Reading. So I Did This Instead.

Apr 3, 2026

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11 min read

I Couldn't Focus on My Reading. So I Did This Instead.

Haring, Morrison, Le Guin, and dealing with shitty weeks that make creativity hard.

Blake Reichenbach
Blake Reichenbach
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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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