Nathan Klayman, Human Writer

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer

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I am a human writer from Texas. klaymans.com a.co/d/00dHszmn

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Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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Utterly unrelated to anything but: I received something in the mail that I honestly thought I'd never see again. Short description: it's a painting my dad (gone now these last six years) did when he was a kid in Tyler, of his beloved dog - a retired Army K9 named Buster.

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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It hung in the kitchen of my grandmother's house; I'd see it when we visited (not often, because things) and I'd always marvel over it because I thought it was really cool. However, I'd assumed it lost when my grandmother's caregiver basically stole everything, and tossed what she didn't steal.

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Oof. So, as HWA stuff wasn't cringe enough this last month ish, the latest "newsletter" from the president is some pile of twitchy meh. Like...I get this urge to do some damage control but this shit ain't helping. It's awkward, unhelpful and not even a really good attempt at accountability.

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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"Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. A future that passes without coming to pass but yet still possible - in the near future.

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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Dear Mama: It's hard to believe it's been three years today since you've been gone - though we both know you were going a ways before then. It's a stupid world now - full of a lot of pretty terrible stuff that you're lucky to be missing out on. (It only would have made you crazier.)

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Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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(Because English professors are like that, right?) Still, pretty sure you'd have liked em. It's funny - when that Tupac song was new, I used to think it was a bit...soft, I guess. Didn't fit with the image, or how tough we want to think ourselves as adults. I get it now though I think.

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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Dear Mama: It's hard to believe it's been three years today since you've been gone - though we both know you were going a ways before then. It's a stupid world now - full of a lot of pretty terrible stuff that you're lucky to be missing out on. (It only would have made you crazier.)

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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But you've missed a few other things too. I went back to school. Finished bachelor's. Master's wraps next month. I wrote a book, and finished the content for a second. I wish you could have read them - though you'd have likely pointed out all the errors.

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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Email scams aimed at writers are interesting & range in degree of sophistication. However, I'm thinking that obvious AI generated text & including things like [INSERT SPECIFIC DETAIL ABOUT HIS BOOK HERE—e.g., the way you handled the protagonist's isolation / the specific setting of your last novel]

Nathan Klayman, Human Writer
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Man. That season finale of Starfleet Academy. Assuming certain persons in DC watch that (and are capable of understanding symbolism or allegory worth a tin shit) that could have caused some serious ketchup flinging, given that it was as subtle as a falling piano. Stellar ending to the season. 🖖♥️