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I’m Tommy Tomlinson and this is The Writing Shed. I’m a writer based in Charlotte. My memoir, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, came out in 2019. These days I’m…

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The value of the printed word, plus my weekly shareables: an OnlyFans empire, a novel on evangelicals, and zoo animals weigh in

Nov 24

Two drafts down

A second draft in the books, plus my weekly shareables: Rush, Doonesbury, and Thanksgiving gratitude

Nov 17

Thoughts on new ways of looking, plus my weekly shareables: Tupac's murder, Matthew Perry's friendship, and a sweet child o' polka

Nov 10

Remembrance of greens past

Turnip-shaped memories, plus my weekly shareables: a dog solves murders, a Monkee covers R.E.M., and a kick-ass marching band plays techno

Nov 6

Hitting a big milestone, plus my weekly shareables: Jack Reacher's co-creators, finding redemption in a video game, and Nile Rodgers brings the funk

Oct 27

Pride in some good people, plus plus my weekly shareables: The prophecies of Devo, the field of dreams that never was, and Pete Davidson nails it

Oct 20

The struggle to pay attention, plus my weekly shareables: The tao of Taylor Swift, the backstory on the MCU, and the strange attraction of DogTV

Oct 13

Are you real or are you fake?

Questions of identity, plus my weekly shareables: Republican Woodstock, the Texas Canon, and David Byrne in the big suit

Oct 6

Remixing or remastering?

How to refine your own work, plus my weekly shareables: Gas station food, crazy plumbers, and a most unlikely kids' show

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