I mean less than zero to this platform. It’s just an overcrowded niche social media site. I write these stories for you and a handful of other people who have been supportive.
Not hard to feel that in this flooded platform I think, but you know you’re extraordinary- and not because I admire your writing and place it higher than 99% of prose here. It’s in the company of short story writers who’ve been canonized.. and whose work has instructed thousands what it means to the written word.
Makes me happy to hear that. I still have to find a way to generate more income from this. AI took a semi-regular gig from me and I recently lost a 1000 a month side hustle. Substack NEVER made good on their assertion that a percentage of free subscribers would convert. They dangled millions--MILLIONS--- to Tik Tokkers. I just want to pay my rent.
Screw AI. I’m going to predict (why the hell not I’m old enough) that AI is going to devolve to a technical tool for the mechanically measurable things and NEVER replace literature, fine or illustrative art, music, songwriting, instruments and especially voices. It’ll be the skim milk on the shelf, not the cream. Never imagination, only a xeroxing the original - of any art.
I wish I could support you - and others I treasure here - more than I do now..
A mix of poignant, sad and reckless that somehow comes together like a song..beautifully done, J.
Thanks. Can't believe I'm still going
You’re a force here.
I mean less than zero to this platform. It’s just an overcrowded niche social media site. I write these stories for you and a handful of other people who have been supportive.
Not hard to feel that in this flooded platform I think, but you know you’re extraordinary- and not because I admire your writing and place it higher than 99% of prose here. It’s in the company of short story writers who’ve been canonized.. and whose work has instructed thousands what it means to the written word.
Makes me happy to hear that. I still have to find a way to generate more income from this. AI took a semi-regular gig from me and I recently lost a 1000 a month side hustle. Substack NEVER made good on their assertion that a percentage of free subscribers would convert. They dangled millions--MILLIONS--- to Tik Tokkers. I just want to pay my rent.
Screw AI. I’m going to predict (why the hell not I’m old enough) that AI is going to devolve to a technical tool for the mechanically measurable things and NEVER replace literature, fine or illustrative art, music, songwriting, instruments and especially voices. It’ll be the skim milk on the shelf, not the cream. Never imagination, only a xeroxing the original - of any art.
I wish I could support you - and others I treasure here - more than I do now..
Never read anything of yours I wasn’t glad to have read. This one also makes me glad for my parents who had their adventures but also kept some
Secrets. I miss them. You woulda liked them.
Sach's dad sounds like a real piece of work.
I similar thing happened to me once. Not exact, but in the ballpark