Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature
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TBR Blank is here with a lucky 13
A bold new anthology from The Brussels Review, TBR Blanc offers fiction unbound by theme—where language becomes canvas and constraint becomes catalyst. “TBR Blanc is not emptiness but canvas: an…
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Notes From the Isle Seat
A raw meditation on grief, voice, and the brutal clarity that follows loss—urging writers to abandon polish and write with unflinching truth.
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The Three Xs of a Great Story: Extraordinary, Exclusive, Extendable
Three Xs Framework—Extraordinary, Exclusive, and Extendable. A practical method for evaluating why some stories endure in cultural memory, while others, no matter how lyrical, fade fast.
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On the Essay I Want to Read
“Essays aren’t lectures. They’re conversations with dead philosophers and living doubts. You’re not leading the reader out of Plato’s cave—you’re sitting beside them, throwing shadows on the wall, wondering which…
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The First Person: Voice of the Inexperienced and the Narcissist
“The self becomes the measure of the universe, to the detriment of literary depth… Literature ceases to be a vessel for empathy and becomes a stage for self-confirmation.”
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On the Artist and the Algorithm
AI art isn’t the enemy. It’s the next brush. There is no equity in art, only merit. You are either worthy of being seen, or you are not.