From the Desk of Josh Beckman (www.joshbeckman.org) home / notes / note-on-28-slightly-rude-notes-on-writing-via-adam-mastroianni I see tons of essays called something like “On X” or “In Praise of Y” or “Meditations on Z,” and I always assume they’re under-baked. That’s a topic, not a take. Commit to the title. Josh Beckman Reference writing 28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing Adam Mastroianni 2025, May 19, Monday Edit Comment/Reply via email You can subscribe or follow and reply through those channels. Widgets Network Graph Legend Insight This widget generates “insights” about a post - you can read about how it works. Generating Insight Agent This widget generates “insights” about the post using an agentic loop and MCP server for this site. Generating Keyboard Shortcuts Key Action o Source e Edit i Insight r Random h Home s or / Search Close www.joshbeckman.org/notes/891318979