The Driftless

Tell, Don't Show

The century of Hemingway style prose is over, and Thomas Bernhard shows what comes next

Jul 29 • Tom Beck

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June 2026

Creative Weather

On working in creative seasons (with news of a finished book)

Jun 17 • Tom Beck

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February 2026

Finding Your Creative Signature

Why it's not really possible

Feb 28 • Tom Beck

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January 2026

Is There Objectively Good Writing?

On finding the beauty in what's already there

Jan 29 • Tom Beck

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December 2025

Touching Snow

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

Dec 21, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • Tom Beck

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Why You Should Not Set Goals

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

Nov 13, 2025 • Tom Beck

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The Daemon in the Machine

On writing platforms, genius, egregores, and AI

Nov 6, 2025 • Tom Beck

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October 2025

Welcome to The Driftless

What to expect going forward

Oct 22, 2025 • Tom Beck

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September 2025

The Ghost of Keg and Cask

Proof that ghosts are real

Sep 10, 2025 • 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, 2025 • Tom Beck

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