Scott Michael Powers

I write these ruminations on writing as if they’re destined only for my sock drawer.

  • A defense of the 8,000-word short story

    A defense of the 8,000-word short story

    Just imagine all the incredible short stories that can’t make those cuts.

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  • Joyce Carol Oates v. Elon Musk: A battle for our times

    Joyce Carol Oates v. Elon Musk: A battle for our times

    Arts and humanities versus STEM is a battle that should have been waged 30 years ago.

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  • AI is dangerous, but at least it’s inept

    AI is dangerous, but at least it’s inept

    Their machines would be clueless about matters of the heart and soul.

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  • Why No Kings might have been a bust

    Why No Kings might have been a bust

    Organizers should take notice of the numbers who left early.

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  • Here are 175+ free online literary journals

    Here are 175+ free online literary journals

    Where you can pitch fiction and poetry for free online publication.

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  • Bonfire of the Muses

    Bonfire of the Muses

    Write. It is that simple and yet not that easy.

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  • Let’s rename “Banned Books Week,” to be “Buy Banned Books Week”

    Let’s rename “Banned Books Week,” to be “Buy Banned Books Week”

    A simple answer to a question that haunts many of us: “What can I do?”

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  • Barnes & Noble’s trademark problem for indie authors

    Barnes & Noble’s trademark problem for indie authors

    Yet another discussion of the wild-west lawlessness of the indie publishing biz.

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