Christopher Shirk

Fantasy Writer

Screaming Into the Void

Rants and annoyances.

  • It’s Time to Stop…

    Unaliving, Self-Deletion, and the Infantilization of Dialog on the Internet One of the most important things we do as the individual members of a civilization is engage in dialog. This dialog covers a wide range of topics from family events to geopolitics. The latter is, of course, a largely recent phenomenon and (likely) historically rare…

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  • No…Fiction Writers Do Not Lie For Fun

    No…Fiction Writers Do Not Lie For Fun

    In Fact, We Are Telling the Truth Using Different Tools So, I’ve left out the name of the poster—both the original poster of this and the person who shared it—because I don’t really wish to cause a ruckus at the moment. (I’m a bit busy for ruckus-causing and other mischief right now.) The emphasis was…

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  • “MeN hAvE sToPPeD rEAdInG,” Whines The Cheesy Lot of Other-People’s Second-Hand Electric Donkey-Bottom Spankers at the New York Times

    “MeN hAvE sToPPeD rEAdInG,” Whines The Cheesy Lot of Other-People’s Second-Hand Electric Donkey-Bottom Spankers at the New York Times

    A recent New York Times headline laments the disappearing, “literary man.” For the curious, the article is entitled “Why the Disappearance of the Literary Man Should Worry Everyone”; and, yes, it is behind a paywall. This article has been commented on ad nauseam in a variety of outlets by a variety of commentators. I’ll try…

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