For decades, I taught narrative structure--how stories work, how conflict drives meaning, how form shapes impact. But now? That's not the hard part anymore. AI is getting really good at writing. Coherent, structured, polished. It's not just generating words--it's executing stories.

So what's left? Clarity of intent. AI can write a story. But it doesn't know why this story matters. It doesn't know what makes a story yours. That part? That's on you.

The real shift: The blank page is dead. The problem isn't "how do I structure this?" It's "What am I actually trying to say?" That's the challenge now. That's the work.

This is reshaping everything I do--from Subtxt to my research on emergent story fields. AI doesn't struggle with execution. We do. The real work is shaping, refining, and elevating raw material into something meaningful.