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The Art of Teaching
101 aphorisms on teaching in the style of Sun Tzu.
Nov 12, 2023
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Mark Leidner
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Miracles Aren’t Miraculous
Why believing in miracles trivializes the miraculous, and disbelieving miracles preserves their power.
Jan 22
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Lucid Dreaming Democracy
When the election rolls around again, you realize it’s your own lucid dream.
Jan 17
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Mark Leidner
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My Mantras
The 84 mantras I use to overcome self-doubt.
Dec 1, 2025
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Mark Leidner
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50 Questions To Ask about Your Story
A promotion. A story. An anthology. A poem.
Oct 10, 2025
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Mark Leidner
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Sorry I Keep Stealing Your Smell
On the scent exploitation crisis, and how I’m not helping.
Sep 12, 2025
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What Is Plot? an Interview with Hilary Plum about her novel STATE CHAMP
Interview with Hilary Plum about running, protesting, and writing a novel in diary form.
Jul 24, 2025
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Mark Leidner
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The New Scorsese
Verse essay on the state of poetry.
Jun 13, 2025
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