Writing is for humans. I’m from Charlotte. tinkelenberg.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mwsvlj55bc2tNew newsletter this morning: Is AI the end for us all? Let the clankers chase each other. We can go fishing. https://tinkelenberg.com/posts/the-dolphins-smile/01 Oct 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsvlj55bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mwnutq7eq22dThanks to everyone who came to the Charlotte Writers Club’s Best of Open Mic showcase this past weekend. It was great to perform for such an engaging crowd and soak in the work of other local writers. Writing is for humans.29 Sep 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnutq7eq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mu5j4dxf7k2zNorth Carolina has a surprisingly rich film history, and my friend Jesse Kale has long amazed me with his knowledge and stories of the silver screen. If you're a movie buff, check out his new Substack. https://jessekale.substack.com/p/that-belongs-in-a-museum28 Aug 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5j4dxf7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mtytfyytpk2o"And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time, and lost in space. And meaning." — The Rocky Horror Picture Show One of my favorite lines of all time and a proper tribute to Tim Curry.26 Aug 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtytfyytpk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mteytq2krc2n"Dad, what's that?" "Oh, it's the internet. We don't go there anymore."18 Aug 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteytq2krc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mso4rl4rxs23Nature loves a good pivot. We've all had moments when we want to give up on something or find a better way. Later, we look back on those times and call them turning points. We're all crooked trees. Read more here: https://tinkelenberg.com/posts/crooked-trees/09 Aug 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso4rl4rxs23https://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3msj43u5pgc2z"It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future—sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in the most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task." — Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning07 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj43u5pgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mrfxpis3zs2u“Water which is too pure has no fish.” — Chinese proverb24 Jul 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxpis3zs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mqs2bxngvs2oA decade's gone by. Time for a new headshot.16 Jul 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs2bxngvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mqc6w7ggn223There was a time when America asked itself how good something can be rather than how cost-effective it is. That's nostalgia worth dreaming about. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc6w7ggn223https://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mpt77th75s2cWhen the Declaration got signed, how long did the signors expect that independence to last? Six months? A few years? There were no prediction markets back then. We somehow beat the odds. Though the American experiment still needs to be refined, it got some things right. Happy 250th 🇺🇸04 Jul 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt77th75s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mpo3dbypic2bOne of the great pleasures of my life was going to college in a botanical garden. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo3dbypic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tinkelenberg.com/post/3mpkbjnklec2lI believe in open social and I've enjoyed experimenting with ATProto, but Bluesky is not going to make it if this is the strategy. Time to start preparing for that reality. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:epooaahqmegarrkuscy63pry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkbjnklec2l