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Only 1% of Internet users actively share their work, while the other 99% murmur and lurk. The only gatekeeping preventing us from sharing our ideas with the world are the hurdles we put up in our own heads.

Are TikTok-like algorithmic feeds the death knell of social media giants? If so, what will emerge from their ruins?

How a couple of recent movie interviews reminded me what can be accomplished collectively and individually in a safe environment where experimentation and vulnerability are encouraged.

Consequences are emerging from unchecked smartphone usage, unregulated access to and exploitation of developing minds. Could smartphones eventually come with their own version of the surgeon general’s warning?

Hi Friends! I'm really excited to share my most recent essay, How to Make Friends on the Internet. Over the course of a month, I worked with fellow prose-...

Accepting his Mark Twain Prize, Jon Stewart discussed how he got his start in comedy at the Comedy Cellar, and I couldn’t help but compare the platform that comedy club provided and the platform (and opportunity) that the Internet provides.

Hi Friends! Welcome to a Saturday edition of my newsletter. Does anyone have any exciting plans for the extended holiday weekend? I was thinking about...

Hi Friends! Summer is here in full force in Los Angeles (I know this because my 1920s apartment doesn't have central air!). I just got back from an extended...

Hi Friends! It almost April! Who's got any fun summer plans? I've got trips planned for the East Coast, Hawaii, and (maybe even) Europe later this year. The...

Hi Friends, Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Here‘s to paying grown men obscene amounts of money to give each other concussions. 🍻 I think Joseph Campbell once said...

Hi Friends, Welcome to a new edition...of new addition 😉 I can't believe its already February. On this week's episode: Updates - Upcoming Interintellect...

Hi Friends! Happy New Year to you, and welcome to the fourth edition of my newsletter! One of my goals for this year is to write and share more often —...

Hi Friends! Welcome to the third issue of my newsletter. This week I'll be sharing some of the wonderful communities and platforms that have become a part of...

Hi Friend! Welcome to the second issue of my newsletter! Write of Passage officially ended last week, but with some newfound writing buddies we are trying to...

Hi Friend! Welcome to my first newsletter — I appreciate you signing up. I'm toying around with a couple of ideas for the name (of the newsletter),...