Writing Without Rules: From the Notebook

Writing Without Rules: From the Notebook

Friendo

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Jeff Somers
Sep 21, 2025
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Written in 2018, I can tell you with some certainty that 50% of the inspiration behind this story was a desire to use the word “Friendo,” a word I love beyond all reason. I can’t explain it, let it drift. The core idea here is that increasing sense of powerlessness we all have over our lives—we give so much power to corporate-owned apps and ToS we don’t…

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