Subtle Maneuvers

How to be a writer with a day job

Are you a Philip Larkin or an Octavia Butler?

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February 2026

Six Years / Six Weeks

An anniversary, a special offer, an invitation

Feb 17 • Mason Currey

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The only question we need to ask ourselves about our work

(Maybe)

Feb 3 • Mason Currey

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January 2026

Joachim Trier on the chaos-control dynamic

Plus: our next Book Club pick?

Jan 20 • Mason Currey

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Rip it up and start again

A bold strategy for second drafts—plus, MITZ on Sunday

Jan 6 • Mason Currey

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December 2025

Ghost writers in the sky

Are ideas “out there,” hovering just above our heads?

Dec 16, 2025 • Mason Currey

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The person who can be uncomfortable the longest

End-of-year goals via Robyn—plus, our next Book Club pick

Dec 3, 2025 • Mason Currey

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November 2025

Lynda Barry on writing without thinking

“Is this good? Does this suck?”

Nov 19, 2025 • Mason Currey

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Ludwig Wittgenstein’s left- and right-hand pages

“Only not to lose oneself!!”

Nov 5, 2025 • Mason Currey

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October 2025

Five Things I've Learned...

...about "subtly maneuvering." Watch here.

Oct 22, 2025 • Mason Currey

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You have to make bad work

And five other takeaways from Sally Mann’s new memoir

Oct 14, 2025 • Mason Currey

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Reminder: Book Club this Sunday

Join us in discussing ART WORK by Sally Mann

Oct 10, 2025 • Mason Currey

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