Society & Economicsarticle2026-09-10

Letting go and writing past shame

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Abstract

Abstract In an age of LLM‐powered AI, skipping past the painful feelings writing can engender is more tempting than ever before. But painful emotions are both meaningful and valuable for the writing process. Accordingly, I offer concrete strategies for writing with and past shame rather than against it.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexAnthropology & HumanismPublished 2026-09-10

Authors: Justin Lee Haruyama

Institutions: University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Okanagan University College