Cameron L. Summers
@cameronlsummers.bsky.social
Adjunct instructor in English and one of the writers at Broken Hands Media.
I went vegetarian at the start of this year for what my partner describes as "Dale Gribble reasons" (not trusting the gov't). On Christmas, I'm full of portobello mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, mashed potato, and wine. I feel like I've made good decisions.
December 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I went vegetarian at the start of this year for what my partner describes as "Dale Gribble reasons" (not trusting the gov't). On Christmas, I'm full of portobello mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, mashed potato, and wine. I feel like I've made good decisions.
I've made it difficult for myself to take a week off. Here are some notes on something I've been thinking about for a while:
Muddling Toward a Creative Method — Broken Hands Media
Here’s my contention: just as my piece on intelligence argued that intelligence and talent don’t exist, and that it’s merely the result of practice becoming invisible (i.e., intelligence is the resul...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I've made it difficult for myself to take a week off. Here are some notes on something I've been thinking about for a while:
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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fucking NO.
Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA"
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
December 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
fucking NO.
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Doing any last minute shopping for the weirdos in your life? Consider one or more of these books that I read!
www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/12...
www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/12...
Edgar's Book Round-Up: Year End, 2025 — Broken Hands Media
These are going to be a little shorter and off-the-cuff than usual.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Doing any last minute shopping for the weirdos in your life? Consider one or more of these books that I read!
www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/12...
www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/12...
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I've made it a personal goal to stop using the term "content" when referring to media made by artists. The word implies mass-produced filler and calling someone's hard work their "content" has started to feel kinda like an insult. Like human art made strictly for quick consumption
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I've made it a personal goal to stop using the term "content" when referring to media made by artists. The word implies mass-produced filler and calling someone's hard work their "content" has started to feel kinda like an insult. Like human art made strictly for quick consumption
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Remember: The Green Knight is a Christmas movie.
The Green Knight | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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December 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Remember: The Green Knight is a Christmas movie.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Call me crazy, but I don't want the Nazi Wizard Game even if it's free.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Call me crazy, but I don't want the Nazi Wizard Game even if it's free.
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
A plan, based on a few years of experience: two simple methods for spotting AI writing while grading papers.
The Busy Adjunct’s Guide to Spotting AI — Broken Hands Media
So, there are two routes you can take, and much like a particle faced with a pair of slits in a surface, you must take both. One of them is mechanistic and simple, if slightly time-consuming. The ot...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A plan, based on a few years of experience: two simple methods for spotting AI writing while grading papers.
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A few words on Anarchism,
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A few words on Anarchism,
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
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The sheer number of drivers in this town that don't understand bike lanes is terrifying.
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The sheer number of drivers in this town that don't understand bike lanes is terrifying.
A review of 'Book of Hours' by @weatherfactory.biz, shading into some thoughts on game design, storytelling, and how "mystery box" narratives work.
Answers Before Questions: On Weather Factory's Secret Histories — Broken Hands Media
You have all the answers you could want, and it would all make sense if you only knew the questions . This is a very particular type of stylistic tool, useful for creating a sense of mystery: you’r...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A review of 'Book of Hours' by @weatherfactory.biz, shading into some thoughts on game design, storytelling, and how "mystery box" narratives work.
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MAN what a novel
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
MAN what a novel
A short but powerful list of books for today. I think I enjoyed B.R. Yeager's 'Negative Space' the most, out of the fiction I read, though I also finished 'Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion' by James Maffie, and that was a real brain-bender.
Check out more detailed thoughts below:
Check out more detailed thoughts below:
Cameron's Book Round-Up: 2025, part 8 — Broken Hands Media
This is going to be quick, because I need to start prepping the sweet potatoes for tomorrow and I’ve got SO MANY papers to grade.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A short but powerful list of books for today. I think I enjoyed B.R. Yeager's 'Negative Space' the most, out of the fiction I read, though I also finished 'Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion' by James Maffie, and that was a real brain-bender.
Check out more detailed thoughts below:
Check out more detailed thoughts below:
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A brief essay on why things never seem to get better, politically speaking.
“At the Water’s Edge”: Materialism, Politics, and Daylight Saving Time — Broken Hands Media
I apologize in advance, as this will be a brief post today: I am behind the eight ball on grading and there is only so much time to put things off.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A brief essay on why things never seem to get better, politically speaking.
An essay concerning the psychological toll that patriarchy takes on its supposed beneficiaries:
On Andropessimism — Broken Hands Media
It seems to me that, for many men, there is an anxiety about being unnecessary. That they could be removed from the grand equation of life and it would be, at best, a rounding error. For many of the...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
An essay concerning the psychological toll that patriarchy takes on its supposed beneficiaries:
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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I read so many books last month, and I wrote about them here: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/11...
Edgar's Book Round-Up, October 2025 — Broken Hands Media
It’s a must for anyone with nuanced feelings about expressions like “reading is resistance.”
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I read so many books last month, and I wrote about them here: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/11...
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
Some thoughts on recent discussions in the arts and entertainment.
On Selling Out — Broken Hands Media
As I’ve discussed, selling out is often pitched as an issue of authenticity. The opposite of selling out is “keeping it real”. Both of these phrases have a certain yawn-inducing quality these days. ...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Some thoughts on recent discussions in the arts and entertainment.