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Asher Black

The Concept of “Normal” Killed Fiction Writing for Me

There are no normal people. There is no normal interior life or thinking. There are no normal attitudes. There is no weird. There is no…

12 min readFeb 13, 2024

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The Concept of “Normal” Killed Fiction Writing for Me

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Asher Black

Literary Character Development Through Psychoanalysis

Character Psychology for Fiction Writing — Mindset and Motivation

4 min readFeb 3, 2024

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Literary Character Development Through Psychoanalysis

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Asher Black

When It’s OK Not to Help Someone

“I just want to help people.” You hear it all the time, and it sounds inauthentic. As though there were generic people and all help is…

6 min readOct 28, 2023

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When It’s OK Not to Help Someone

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Asher Black

AI: The New Plantation Owners

It wouldn’t be unfair to say AI learning has become the act of stealing someone else’s insights, labor, and creativity so that we don’t…

3 min readSep 27, 2023

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AI: The New Plantation Owners

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Asher Black

The Future Depends on the Promise of the 60s

We’ve reached a point where even those who have lived through the 60s and 70s either don’t recall or weren’t paying attention to the…

3 min readSep 23, 2023

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The Future Depends on the Promise of the 60s

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Asher Black

A Better Story Structure: Making a Skeleton Jig for Storytelling

We’re generally presented with three types of story structure diagrams. One is linear and abstract like Freytag’s Pyramid (rising action…

8 min readSep 9, 2023

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A Better Story Structure: Making a Skeleton Jig for Storytelling

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Asher Black

Why Are Religious Conservatives So Wrong?

Sometimes we’re wrong, even if we’re right. Anthony (“Tony”) Campolo is an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, and spiritual advisor to…

10 min readJun 4, 2023

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Why Are Religious Conservatives So Wrong?

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Asher Black

The Adult Cell Phone — It’s Time

Cell phones have become bloated, insecure adware that dominate our lives rather than facilitate our best intentions for ourselves.

7 min readJun 2, 2023

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The Adult Cell Phone — It’s Time

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Asher Black

Scenarios for the End of the World

Pick your level, from beginner to challenging to hard to impossible—only this is no video game, and the scoreboard is human lives.

9 min readApr 2, 2023

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Scenarios for the End of the World

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Asher Black

Johnny Cash Didn’t Play With 3 Chords and Eddie Van Halen Didn’t Make it on Talent

We have 2 theories of greatness. It’s easier than it looks or you’re born able to do it.

6 min readSep 13, 2021

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Johnny Cash Didn’t Play With 3 Chords and Eddie Van Halen Didn’t Make it on Talent

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Asher Black

Asher Black

Asher Black is a storyteller, musician, & karateka satisfied w. the life he always wanted. Profile not yet rated. Parental discretion. Views do not reflect. Etc

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