The Driftless

Touching Snow

There is nothing more clarifying—and more terrifying—than a health scare.

Dec 21 • Tom Beck

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Fiction in the Age of the Phone

Why no one reads fiction on their phone and what fiction writers can do about it

Dec 4 • Tom Beck

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November 2025

Melville and His MFA by Sea

On the stepping stones to greatness (and why they look like failure)

Nov 22 • Tom Beck

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Why You Should Not Set Goals

Instead of focusing on objectives, search for what's interesting

Nov 13 • Tom Beck

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The Daemon in the Machine

On writing platforms, genius, egregores, and AI

Nov 6 • Tom Beck

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October 2025

Welcome to The Driftless

What to expect going forward

Oct 22 • Tom Beck

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September 2025

The Ghost of Keg and Cask

Proof that ghosts are real

Sep 10 • Tom Beck

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August 2025

Infinity Org

A letter from the President and CEO of Anderson Lake detailing a bold new initiative for the future

Aug 27 • Tom Beck

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November 2024

The Unheard Anguish of the World

How to prioritize your goals, clear your head, and find inner peace at last

Nov 1, 2024 • Tom Beck

July 2024

How to Disappear Completely

Or how to quit social media in three easy steps

Jul 21, 2024 • Tom Beck

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May 2024

Enter the Dollhouse—The Stories of Thomas Ligotti

Puppets and manikins; the horror of unliving objects; the infinite, inhuman cosmos; artificial intelligence; the uncanny valley; Ligotti, Lovecraft, and…

May 22, 2024 • Tom Beck

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April 2024

Visionary

A review of the Apple Vision Pro—a totally normal device and not at all a dystopian prelude of horrors to come.

Apr 7, 2024 • Tom Beck

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