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May 19, 2025
Hello everyone! In this email: Buy art, fund aid with Gaza GrocerVarious life updates! First off, welcome to everyone receiving this newsletter for the first...
What are we all doing?
October 17, 2024
Hello friends. What a timeline we’re all in. In this email: A new workshop about values, for helping you figure out what you’re doing, and how you’re doing...
Last 12 hours to snag a discount on Make It Real!
August 16, 2024
Hey everyone! Heads up that this is our last 12 hours of my one and only summer sale! All tiers of Make It Real, my 5-week get-it-together workshop for...
"This is the best kind of workshop..."
August 12, 2024
In this issue: I’m having a 20% off summer sale this week only on one of my most popular workshops, Make It Real! What does the year look like in your mind?...
This email has found you at the moment of the solstice
June 20, 2024
Hello everyone, this is your reminder of the grandeur of the universe: I’ve timed this email to arrive in your inbox at the moment of the solstice. But wait...
Last chance! Sign up for tomorrow's "Navigating Work and Purpose During Global Crisis"
June 14, 2024
Join me virtually tomorrow, June 15, at 11am CT (with a recording available for registered participants)! Here are my top three reasons why you should sign...
Navigating Work and Purpose During Global Crisis
June 10, 2024
Sign up for this Saturday: Navigating Work and Purpose During Global Crisis What shall we build on the ashes of a nightmare? We don’t need another hall of...
Your guide to the eclipse!☀️🌑🌍
April 7, 2024
Wondering what the big deal is with the solar eclipse tomorrow, or how to (safely) catch a glimpse of this cool celestial event? Look no further, your guide...
Getting from here to there
April 4, 2024
In this newsletter: the next Creative Roadmaps, and eclipse things! No Pain More Gain: Creative Roadmaps is back! My next Creative Roadmaps workshop is this...
Death & Taxes (& Creative Roadmaps)
March 19, 2024
In this newsletter: some thoughts on grief, a new workshop, and a fundraiser for Gaza. Hello everyone! It's been... a minute. The last several months have...
Last chance for UFOs: History & lore, fact & fiction
November 28, 2023
🚨🛸 Final boarding call! 🛸🚨 Less than 24 hours left to join me for "UFOs: History & lore, fact & fiction", a virtual talk and Q&A session I'm offering...
Virtual talk on UFOs next week!
November 22, 2023
Hey everyone! Stopping by your inbox to say that I'm giving a virtual talk next week entitled "UFOs: History & lore, fact & fiction", and I'd love it if you...
Join the crew of Space Station coworking!
September 17, 2023
A new exciting thing: ✨Are you a solo creative in need of solidarity? ✨An independent or remote worker who misses the communal aspect of office life? ✨A...
How to Give a TED Talk
August 17, 2023
🚨last 48 hours to grab a spot in my upcoming workshops!🚨 You want to know how to give a TED talk? I'll let you in on a little secret: Don't. Don't try to...
Retreat to Show Up
August 10, 2023
Hi everyone! I’m writing this on my fourth day of what I’ve been calling “retreat week”. Retreat Week isn’t really anything official, but rather a cheat code...
Nauru and the Billionaires' Landscapes of Despair
July 21, 2023
The creation of this essay was supported by my Patreon subscribers! If you'd like to support my work, please consider joining:...
On career shifts, boundaries, and new workshop dates (on summer sale!)
July 10, 2023
In this issue of the newsletter: assorted musings on plunging into the career unknown, work habits, and some recommendations (there are a couple affiliate...
Last few hours to register for Make It Real!
June 19, 2023
Hi all! I'm taking a break between sessions of listening to people discuss what to do if we actually get in contact with alien life, and thinking about...
You don't need an exorcism, you need support
June 13, 2023
(psst...there's a gift awaiting you at the end of this email!) Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re lying down to go to sleep after another long day, full...
Got a project sitting half-finished somewhere?
May 5, 2023
Got a project sitting half-finished somewhere? Or maybe it’s not even half finished. Maybe it’s… half-started?👀 Or maybe, it’s just a glowing little seed in...
The Spring Reset🌷🌼🌱
March 31, 2023
Hello everyone! Spring has supposedly sprung (we're still getting snow here in Chicago), and I'm wondering: Is this you? 🌷🌼🌱“Spring! Fresh green leaves!...
Last few hours for tomorrow’s Art-Science Workshop (and more ahead)
February 11, 2023
Hey friends, This is a rare cross-post with my workshop mailing list to let everyone know I have a new series of live workshops this month, and the first one...
The Intimacy of Research
January 30, 2023
Hello friends! I have a new open-access post up today, The Intimacy of Research, all about trying to close the gap between my own experiences doing research,...
Orbit Day!
January 16, 2023
Today's newsletter contains a gift for you, so if you're short on time, scroll down! Above: a very cute happy birthday sign Frank made for me in 2021 Today...
New Year Vision, Forward and Rear Views
December 31, 2022
Note to readers: this end-of-year message is a rare cross-post between my various communication platforms, so you may receive it more than once. In this...
Our new documentary premieres today!
July 5, 2022
Hello everyone, I'm writing to share an exciting new project we’ve been working on at The JustSpace Alliance: a documentary on the James Webb Space Telescope...
Pride, Identity, and Accountability
June 8, 2022
Hello all! It's the most rainbow-y month of the year, the month that brings us every institution on Earth trying to get queer people’s attention, whether...
Celebrating a big milestone with art + new perks
May 24, 2022
🎉 It's Here! 🎉 To celebrate both my love of space and upcoming transition into a career in movement arts, I’m excited to try something new: all patrons...
Space: who does it belong to? And how gay is it?
April 25, 2022
In this update: two podcast episodes, last chance for Tuesday evening's speaking workshop, and catch Venus and Jupiter shining together! Easy Listening Want...
Some big news-- want to work with me?
April 18, 2022
Hello everyone, I'm writing today with an update that I've been really excited to share. Starting in June, I'm bringing the work I care most about into the...
Someone please plug the space expert to international conflict expert pipeline
February 25, 2022
Hello friends, A brief note: if this is the first time you’re receiving my newsletter, welcome! I just transferred over a bunch of contacts, so believe it or...
Making Values-Based Decisions for Your Career
January 25, 2022
Hello all, ✨EXCITING NEWS!✨ Are you overwhelmed by decision fatigue? Struggling to figure out the next step in your career? I am thrilled to announce that I...
My 2021 win: I got hit by a car and lived. That's it!
January 1, 2022
Hello all! It's been forever since I sent out a newsletter update-- if you are getting this, and have forgotten who I am in the interim, you're on this list...
New Wow! Signal this Friday & Planting Workshop moved to next week
April 22, 2021
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Just a quick note to say two things: The abolitionist planting workshop (originally planned for tonight) has been moved to next...
How the email found me
April 15, 2021
"I hope this email finds you well..." how the email found me: I hope you're doing better than this unfortunate doll torso I saw on my daily walk yesterday....
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