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Taking the Tradwives Seriously
On the discourse around Yesteryear
May 12 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
A Note in a Bottle in the Rain
A gentle rain is falling outside my window.
May 5 • McKenzie Watson-Fore

April 2026

Interlocking Systems of Alienation
The internal battle against depravity and the external war against forces of evil
Apr 28 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
I can't not write about the CNN 'rape academy'
Featuring French philosopher Manon Garcia's Living With Men and Flamy Grant, my favorite drag queen
Apr 21 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
A Song of Mothers and Daughters
Let’s get back to talking about books.
Apr 14 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
Hallucinations and High Hopes, pt. IV
the final installment in my deep dive on AI
Apr 7 • McKenzie Watson-Fore

March 2026

Hallucinations and High Hopes, pt. III
The third installment in my deep dive on AI
Mar 31 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
Hallucinations and High Hopes, pt. II
The second installment in my deep dive on AI
Mar 24 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
Hallucinations and High Hopes, pt. I
The first in a multi-week series on AI
Mar 17 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
Announcing the Thunderdome Conference 2026!
Come teach and learn with me in Boulder this summer
Mar 10 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
My Latest Most Embarrassing Moment
On shame, scams, and social trust
Mar 3 • McKenzie Watson-Fore

February 2026

Denver Book Society
On third spaces and the pretense of ethics within compromised systems
Feb 24 • McKenzie Watson-Fore
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