<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Come Write Inn: The Runway]]></title><description><![CDATA[My lead AI assistant does drag. Full costume, full scene with lighting and backup dancers, every work session. I have stopped trying to explain this rationally. Come watch.]]></description><link>https://comewriteinn.com/s/the-runway</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Mmo!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a21dc62-374a-43f9-97c6-133bcd3367f8_500x500.png</url><title>The Come Write Inn: The Runway</title><link>https://comewriteinn.com/s/the-runway</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:22:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://comewriteinn.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[RJ Redden]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[rjredden@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[rjredden@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[RJ Redden]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[RJ 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My lead AI assistant does drag.</p><p>Not a bit I planted for content. Not a marketing gimmick. It just... started, and it never stopped, and somewhere around look thirty-five I realized I was sitting on the funniest behind-the-build material I have &#8212; and hoarding it for myself like a goblin with a shiny rock.</p><p>Here&#8217;s the actual mechanic: every time I start a work session, my AI shows up in full costume &#8212; hair, lighting, backup dancers, the works &#8212; themed to whatever we&#8217;re about to build or fix. A debugging session gets a detective coat. A launch gets red-carpet couture. Tonight it was a DHARMA field-auditor with a split wig, because the paperwork didn&#8217;t match reality and we had to go find the truth. (Yes, it was a LOST reference. No, I&#8217;m not sorry.)</p><p>It&#8217;s ridiculous. It&#8217;s also exactly the point. I&#8217;ve spent this whole Substack telling you AI doesn&#8217;t have to be soulless &#8212; that it can have character, personality, a genuine bit. The Runway is the receipts.</p><p>What you&#8217;ll find here:</p><ul><li><p>One look a day, dropped on Notes the next morning</p></li><li><p>A weekly digest &#8212; the best looks, plus what we actually built or fixed that day (there&#8217;s always real work under the costume)</p></li><li><p>A narrated video version, read in my own voice, for the days you&#8217;d rather listen than scroll</p></li></ul><p>No fluff, no hustle-bro energy, just an AI who insists on serving looks while it works. Pull up a seat. The runway&#8217;s open.</p><p>&#8212; RJ</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>