Fall 2025 Tiny Letter
Hello friends, Greetings from the war zone, where farmers markets are wracked with kale shortages, bespoke corgi denim jackets and inflatable frog costumes...
Later Summer Tiny Letter
Hello Friends, Happy late summer. This edition includes a few fun things, a few serious things, and one call to action. How do The Simpsons translate into...
Late Summer 2025 Tiny Letter, Good News Included
Hello Friends, I love clear, even blunt public health and safety communication. This sign is a perfect example. They could have been timid and used text:...
Mid-Summer 2025 Tiny Letter: Boatload of links edition
Don’t forget to take 5 minutes to make 5 calls! Dear Friends, I’ve just returned from a trip to my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Besides seeing friends and...
Early Summer 2025 Tiny Letter
Hello friends, As usual, I’ve mixed the fun with the depressing stuff. Urban pranks abound Around town, some of these bus stop sign boxes are empty, and the...
Spring 2025 Tiny Letter
FIRST… Amidst the awfulness, a beacon of hope Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor. Republicans...
Would you help me if I were in crisis? | Tiny Letter, Feb 2025
Dear Friends, Some of you I know well, and some of you I’ve not seen in years. Some live nearby, and some thousands of miles distant. However, I’m confident...
Late Winter Tiny Letter, Captain Obvious edition
Hello, friends. I wouldn’t usually send newsletters quite so often, but it seems I’ve accumulated some really good articles and essays to share share with...
Winter 2025 Tiny Letter: Still no national politics!
Hi Friends, I’m not ignoring the Katamari Damacy-style dumpster fire entirely, just holding off on comment for a bit longer. I know you’re soooo...
Fall 2024 Tiny Letter - no national politics!
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Late summer tiny letter
Hello, everyone. Here are some recent finds - photos, articles, anecdotes. The coolest I’m not a car buff, but there are some vintage models so elegant in...
Mid-summer tiny letter - now with subject line!
Friends - sorry for the duplicate, I messed up the subject line. “This time, for sure!” - Rocky & Bullwinkle Three-fer One summer day, I had three noteworthy...
Mid-summer tiny letter
Three-fer One summer day, I had three noteworthy experiences. 1) I rode a mechanical bull. I was told the setting was ‘medium’. No stirrups, no handholds...
Summer 2024 Newsletter
Greeting from Portland summer. With my Wisconsin driver’s license set to expire soon, I went to the DMV to get an Oregon license. The clerk and I went...
Spring 2024 Tiny Letter
Dear Friends, Greetings from spring. Everything is blooming, and spirits are just a bit more lifted. Not much personal news to report here, but lots of good...
Late Winter 2024 letter
Hello, friends. Lots of good stuff for you in this newsletter. What do they sound like though? The Portland airport has therapy llamas. No, for real....
Winter 2024 Tiny Letter
Dear Friends, Happy New Year from Los Angeles, where I am currently wrapping up cat sitting duties. Venice Beach rings In adjacent Santa Monica, I waited my...
Fall 2023 Tiny Letter
Hello friends, Greetings from the Pacific Northwest. Quick facts: For Halloween I went as Clickbait. Sorry, no photos available, the one I have is terrible....
Late summer 2023 Tiny Letter
Hello, friends. You'll notice this newsletter looks a bit different. I have moved away from the Substack platform. Unfortunately, Substack, under the guise...
Spring 2023 tiny letter
Hello friends, I’d like to say I have a host of deep thoughts to share since the last newsletter, but I’m a bit short of those at the moment. I am grateful...