The Dispute Index

David Bone

David Bone is a writer who also publishes as David Benedict. His work includes fiction on Royal Road and the Substack publication Leftover Wisdom. He shares stories and commentary through his public writing profiles.

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What DI has documented

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Statements by David Bone

David Bone

Role at the time: Writer publishing as David Bone and David Benedict

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Response to this claim

Some Malfoid fan-fiction writers deserved the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature more than Anne Carson, judged against the poetry excerpts The New Yorker circulated.

“Even the poorer quality Malfoid fan fictions were miles better than this.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)David Bone backs the Malfoid comparison and questions the NobelPost 2108595248058237235; complete post
Why we used this label

The case concerns the Malfoid-versus-Carson comparison. Bone expressly ranks the fan fiction above the circulated poetry, supporting the comparison.

Read statementMalfoid for the Nobel? Was the Anne Carson comparison fair?

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