Archive - Working Theorys

In the age of slop, craft is rebellion

A conversation about craft, code, and creative freedom with indie game artisan Neal Agarwal, creator of Neal.fun.

Apr 23 •

March 2025

February 2025

January 2025

Untitled Future, 1

a short story serial

Jan 24 •

December 2024

Writing Wrapped

I published 52 pieces this year (plus favorite tweets and an essay from the vault).

Dec 29, 2024 •

Everyone needs two shticks.

Dec 18, 2024 •

Invisible Duels

You didn’t agree to this duel. Yet it’s happening.

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Intellectualism Goes Mass-Market

Substack wants to be the final boss of the creator economy, even as it cringes at the term itself.

Nov 20, 2024 •

September 2024

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