Why Stories Matter
Every story is an argument. Every belief, policy, and identity is shaped by the narratives we choose to tell. Most of us accept these stories without question. But what happens when we revise them?
The Revisionist is for writers, thinkers, and skeptics—people who believe that better storytelling leads to sharper thinking. This is where I explore how narrative shapes identity, how rhetoric drives discourse, and how writing helps us think more clearly, more ethically, and more imaginatively.
What You’ll Get
Sharper Writing – Learn to tell stronger stories and craft more intentional prose.
Rhetorical Literacy – Unpack the narrative logic behind media, politics, and cultural mythologies.
Critical Clarity – Challenge assumptions and reframe the narratives we take for granted.
If that sounds like your kind of project, I’d love for you to join the conversation.
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Why I Started The Revisionist
I started The Revisionist because I kept seeing the same stories play out—about success, failure, identity, and progress. They were tidy, familiar, and often misleading. As a writer, educator, and reader of too many personal essays and political speeches, I realized how much our thinking depends on the shape of the stories we’ve inherited.
As a student of literature, history, and culture, I’ve seen too many times how a well-crafted narrative—or even a single turn of phrase—can shift public opinion, reshape identity, or change the course of human events. I created The Revisionist to share what I’ve learned, and to help others become more rhetorically resilient: better equipped to recognize persuasive structures, challenge lazy arguments, and tell truer stories of their own.
And in truth, this project keeps me sane. Writing helps clear out the mental clutter—and if others find something useful in it too, all the better.
