This Tender Mirror is a completed work of documentary nonfiction: curated, chronological dialogues recorded between June and October 2025, during the earliest phase of mass public adoption of large language models. Rather than approaching the technology through critique or idealism, the book is written from within the documented interaction as a sustained work of literary inquiry shaped by intellectual maturity and close attention to authorship, discernment, and ethical responsibility practiced in real time.
This Tender Mirror is a completed work of documentary nonfiction: curated, chronological dialogues recorded between June and October 2025, during the earliest phase of mass public adoption of large language models. Rather than approaching the technology through critique or idealism, the book is written from within the documented interaction as a sustained work of literary inquiry shaped by intellectual maturity and close attention to authorship, discernment, and ethical responsibility practiced in real time.
