Today’s episode explores the concept of “wyrd” in writing, differentiating it from “weird” and connecting it to ancient notions of unfolding, becoming, and a sacred, unfinalised state. The author of the source article and poem, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, explains how their autistic, gestalt language processing mind naturally operates in this space of pre-articulated meaning and emergent wholeness, contrasting it with linear, summary-driven communication. Dr. Hoerricks argues that writing from “wyrd” embraces ambiguity, resonance, and the unsummarised, resisting the modern demand for brevity and immediate clarity. Ultimately, she presents “wyrd” not just as a writing style, but as a fundamental way of being and perceiving the world.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/write-wyrd-stuff-on-writing-the-way

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