Culture

A reconciliation of December

A month of contrasts, the ghosts of small business past, consumerism, and making space for future Decembers.

Dec 11 •

Unintentional virality and the paradox of connection

Two years of newsletters later, everything is still liminal.

Dec 4 •

A letter to the next generation

Anxiety about the future, while holding space for hope.

Nov 20 •

We need to get back to reading and critical thinking

Because 2024 feels different from 2016.

Nov 13 •

Don't ignore the signal flairs

Between hope and dread, catharsis and oppression. We're heading into what feels like the longest week of the year.

Oct 30 •

Rage and joy can exist at the same time

Fall bliss and the anxieties of an election.

Oct 16 •

Are we writers or content creators?

Nearly two years on Substack and I still don't know the answer.

Oct 9 •

Stop living though your lens. The compulsion to document and share everything.

Remember the feeling and not what it looks like.

Sep 11 •

How is anyone affording life right now: college tuition edition

Two kids, two tuitions. Why is paying for college so damn expensive and complicated?

Aug 21 •

Finding quiet in a world of breaking news

A little beauty amid chaos.

Jul 24 •

A garden (and a blog) grows in Brooklyn

Retirement projects and spouses on social media.

Jul 17 •

Summer is summering, and an empty New York minute

Waiting out a heatwave and a (mostly) photo essay of The Cloisters.

Jul 10 •

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