Author

Marty Nemko

@mnemko

articles: 60
total claps: 184
top claps: 50
avg read: 2.4 min
active: 2022-12-19 → 2026-07-20

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✍️ · Writing & Creative · 30 LIT · Literature & Writing · 28 💑 · Relationships · 9 EDU · Education & Learning · 4 AI · AI · General · 4 🎵 · Music & Audio · 4 PFI · Personal Finance · 3 PHI · Philosophy · 3

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#flash-fiction ·29 #ai-job-loss ·5 #aging ·4 #ai ·4 #fantasy ·3 #type-a ·3 #career-advice ·3 #relationships ·3 #gardening ·3 #mgtow ·2

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Your Idiosyncrasies

Two months ago, I bought tomato seeds: Orange Paruche, New Girl, Big Beef Plus, Red Torch and Djena Lee’s Golden Girl. But I didn’t buy…

May 19, 2026 · 3 min read · 50 claps #compulsivity #detail-oriented #gardening

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Zapped

A fictional short-short story

May 22, 2025 · 2 min read · 50 claps #gangs #initiation #flash-fiction

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Merit Badge

A fictional short-short story

Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 43 claps #ethics #ai-job-loss #job-loss

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My Imaginary Wife

A short-short story

Jun 06, 2023 · 2 min read · 20 claps #flash-fiction #fantasy-life

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A Postdoc’s Diary Entry

I was happy when I got my postdoc, but the joy has been partly replaced by questions that are stressing me:

Oct 19, 2025 · 1 min read · 9 claps #postdoc #postdoctoral-researchers #stress

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Why You Should Get Involved in Community Theatre

Imagine a recreation that offered creativity, a role well-suited to you, an opportunity for friends and romance, a high-stakes project…

Mar 08, 2025 · 1 min read · 6 claps #theater #community-theater

Why You Should Get Involved in Community Theatre

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The 25th Percentile

An essay/short-short story

Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #ai #ai-job-loss #work

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Recent Tweets

I use X (nee Twitter) as a repository of ideas. Here are some of my recent tweets:

Mar 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #redistribution #redistribution-of-wealth #media-bias

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I Am What I Am

A motto for the decades from the ’60s on could be, “Dream it and you can do it.” Just have a “growth mindset!”

Dec 27, 2025 · 3 min read · 1 claps #heritability #malleability #change

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A Lazyperson’s Way to Grow Tomatoes, Zinnias and Marigolds from Seed

I’m kind of addicted to growing tomatoes, marigold, and zinnias from seed. Why? I’m a cheapskate, want to grow great varieties that aren’t…

Feb 19, 2025 · 2 min read · 1 claps #gardening #growing-tomatoes #zinnia

A Lazyperson’s Way to Grow Tomatoes, Zinnias and Marigolds from Seed

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ChatGPT vs Google AI vs Grok vs Me

I have expertise in career coaching, piano accompanying, and rose hybridizing. For each, I list what I think are the most important…

Jan 22, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #ai #using-ai #ai-for-learning

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Sighing for Replacement

The following make me sigh. For each, I propose a replacement, sometimes impractical, if only for political reasons.

Jun 06, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #merit #wisdom #policy

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The Making of “Not Your Average Church Lady”

For the first time in four years, I wasn’t looking forward to my quarterly piano concert in which I welcome the new season. This one was…

Jun 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #playwriting #musical-theater #performing-arts

The Making of “Not Your Average Church Lady”

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Career Advice for Today’s School Psychology Students

I’m giving a talk tomorrow and even though you’re probably not a school psychology student, you might benefit from knowing its essence.

Mar 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #school-psychology #school-psychologist #resilience

Career Advice for Today’s School Psychology Students

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In a Word

Musings on 17 interesting words

Jun 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #ideas #contrarian-thinking #wisdom

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The Basement Club

A short-short story

Nov 01, 2024 · 5 min read · 0 claps #bookish #kids-activities #kids-club

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On Creating a Show

Two months ago, I had never even heard of Leslie O’Brien. Now, we’ve created and performed Not Your Average Church Lady four times…

Feb 27, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #producing #directing #creativity

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Becoming a Protege

I wrote this in preparation for a talk to science postdocs and Ph.D. students, but its ideas have broader utility, so I‘m sharing them with…

Sep 26, 2025 · 4 min read · 0 claps #mentorship #mentor #protege

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Soy Sauce Containers and the Perfect Rose

It started 40 years ago with three empty five-gallon soy sauce containers that I stole from the back of a Chinese restaurant.

Jun 23, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #roses #merit #small-business

Soy Sauce Containers and the Perfect Rose

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The Secrets to My Success

If I’m to be honest, much of my success is what I inherited from my father. Despite his being wrested from his home by the Nazis with no…

Aug 30, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps #life-well-lived #life-advice #how-to-live

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How I Develop a Concert

Tomorrow, I’ll be playing a piano concert.

Jun 20, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #performing-arts #concerts #piano

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Problem of the Day: AI Job Loss

April 2026 Goldman Sachs research finds that AI isn’t just helping workers, it’s replacing them — 16,000 net lost jobs every month in the…

Apr 27, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #job-displacement #ai-job-displacement #job-creation

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On Money

My thoughts on money:

May 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #investment #money #spending

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On the Malleability of People

How changeable are you?

Dec 26, 2024 · 3 min read · 0 claps #straight-talk #heritability #nature-vs-nurture

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The Soloist

A fictional short-short story

Nov 09, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps #singles #single-life #mgtow