By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/04/2026During the lockdown years, I transformed myself into a machine for turning Talking Heads bootlegs into science fiction novels and technology criticism, and that was better than spending that time boozing or scrolling or fighting. 22/ 190
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/04/2026But in retrospect, there's probably more I could have done during those hard months to support the people around me. In my defense - in *all* our defenses - that was an unprecedented situation and we all did the best we could. 23/ 180
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/04/2026Creative work takes me away from my pain - both physical and emotional - because creative work takes me into a "flow" state. 24/ 1102
