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A solid contender is this writer, who I follow on Twitter. This was the first article I read of his (which directly references Thompson) and I was absolutely sold.

https://thehuntfortomclancy.substack.com/p/fear-and-self-loa...

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In 2025 a "tripping balls at ..." feels derivative of even the HST derivatives of the 2010s...

Reads like he's absolutely channeling/mimicking Thompson. I don't think it's coincidental, at all.

Seems to do a fairly good job of it, but I'm not sure that I would read him, myself. It just feels different, to me.

This is frankly morbid, but there was a good younger writer, Kaleb Horton, who I feel channeled the spirit of HST effectively, without the sense of direct mimicry. He died a few days ago, at a far-too-young age, but his work was excellent:

https://kalebhorton.ghost.io/death-is-just-a-change/

https://archive.is/RrjPI#selection-323.18-323.43

There will be plenty of others who carry the same torch, I'm sure – HST was one of a kind, though. Always the way with great writers.

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