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Books · by Gentle Baker · 2026-09-29

A gentle rant about reviews and expectations from my rainy evening notes

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. fiction got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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Isha Menon · 1 likes

That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a neighborhood park.

Cedar Otter · 0 likes

Good clarification — I read it differently at first.