Invisible Business Change In my mind it’s huge, but nobody has noticed — yet For more than twenty-five years, I’ve been a freelance writer and editor. During that time, the amount of time I …

Da Vinci’s Demons Guilty pleasure turned writing lesson I binge-watched Da Vinci’s Demons recently on Starz. I know, I know. But listen, in order to maintain a five-year-long to-be-read list, I …

Writing Is Thinking And that’s why AI can’t do what I do Anytime I talk about having trouble with any aspect of whatever I’m currently writing, somebody inevitably tells me to get help from AI …

One Small Thing–Stochastic Violence This series defines terms and discusses why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today Prior to 2018 or so, the phrase …

One Small Thing–Kakistocracy This series defines terms and discusses why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today The definition of kakistocracy is government by …

One Small Thing–Zero Sum Game This series defines terms and discusses why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today Finally! A term that pertains to politics that …

One Small Thing–Projection This series defines terms and discusses why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today. Let’s start with fiction When creating …

One Small Thing–Authoritarianism This series defines terms and discusses why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today. Authoritarianism is a set of actions — …

Respect — From Parenting to ICE Raids What we may have forgotten about the power we have (and don’t have) over each other I became a parent in 1999 and had another child in 2004, which means …

One Small Thing–Rule of Law This series defines terms and discusses why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today. On Texas’s website, Governor Greg Abbott says …

One Small Thing: Ideology The second of my series One Small Thing, which seeks to define terms and discuss why they’re important to the political environment in the United States today. You know …

One Small Thing: What is Critical Thinking? The first of my series One Small Thing, which seeks to define terms and discuss why they’re important to the political environment in the United States …

One Small Thing: A Series I’m a writer, editor, and teacher who tries to make sense of the firehose of news coming at us from every direction these days. There are many concepts thrown around in …

This is the ultimate behind-the-scenes and fun-to-read book filled with practical advice, stories of how Redmond did it himself, and insights from a chorus of other musicians.

Should Claude Be in Time-Out? The definitions of productivity have to change if we’re going to coexist with the changes AI is bringing. During a discussion about universal basic income one day …

Friendships are Like Story Ideas Not every story idea turns into a novel. Some are short stories. Some you have to file away for later, because maybe the story isn’t there yet, or you’re not …

Is Your Writing Worth Anything? I am a big fan of Amber Petty, who teaches a lot of things to freelance writers. I got to know her when I took a newsletter-writing class, and I will gladly hand over …

You’re Using “Entitlement” Wrong A version of this article was first published on a website called Resonant8, but the site has gone away, so I’m republishing it here. I’m sure you’ve seen …