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500 Words starts with a personal essay about what’s top of mind for me. Also, I read up on everything happening in AI (so you don’t have to) and summarize it for you in a feature called INTERROGATING AI. I focus on our choices around artificial intelligence and the way forward from a human perspective.

Then I write about masterclasses I’m launching, books I’m publishing, and podcasts about storytelling that you’ll want to catch. From time to time, I’ll offer serialized fiction designed for email.

About Me

Hi, I’m Lee Schneider, producer, novelist, Storyline Sessions facilitator and member of the faculty at the USC School of Architecture. I’m the author of the Utopia Engine Trilogy, which includes the novels SURRENDER, RESIST, and the forthcoming LIBERATION, and writer/director of the audio dramas Privacy Pod, Mission of the Lunar Sparrow, and Your Performance Review.

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Issue 82 - Anxiety About What's Next

Navigating anxiety, future storytelling, and a forthcoming paywall.

TOP OF MIND