There is a fundamental disconnect between the American ruling class and the rest of us who actually live in the country. This is partly due to the mechanics of generational wealth, but the true …
Poetry bridges places where reality and the mind refuse to meet. There is so much power in the space between the words, so much …
When I was nine years old, my parents gave me a couple of books to read: Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. I’d never …
I just finished reading a poignant article by Rachel Hislop entitled “Testing My Fertility at the End of My World”. It’s a personal …
There can be no question on this issue: electronic books provide easier access to knowledge and entertainment for people than has ever before been possible. Hundreds, even thousands of books can be …
Today is Carl Sagan day, and I am stirred, as always, to take a moment to pause, look toward the heavens, and see in that awe-inspiring firmament all the hopes, fears, sorrows, and joys of our strange …
So, cross-posting from Micro.Blog? Definitely the feature I came here for, and it’s actually pretty good… but I wonder if there’s a roadmap someplace, or suggestion box for potential improvements? I’d love to be able to send a draft to Medium, for ex., and have more control overall.
The latest episode of Vickie Lan’s superlative Speculative Sandbox podcast has dropped with me as the guest-star! It’s a brisk …
New on Micro.Blog from Mastodon! The Verge had a great article with Cory Doctorow about this platform, and I love the idea behind it. I’ll be testing it out as a potential hub for my thicker content (depending on how “micro” I really have to be with these posts, lol).
