This is a place where I can think out loud, work through ideas, and talk about stuff that doesn't fit cleanly into the type of freelance writing I do. Some ideas will be fully formed, others, as the title implies, will be unfinished.
Taking Things Apart (in three parts)
I wrote about how you can learn by taking things apart, about how geeky electronics were transformed by the global supply chain, and about how nothing happening in in the administration right now is about fixing broken things.
Published on Apr 11, 2025
Old Growth: Punk Planet, Year 11
It's sort of impossible to believe just how many things we did in the 11th year of Punk Planet. Issues! Books! A whole new magazine! A look back at a year of explosive growth.
Published on Mar 28, 2025
Right now it feels impossible to get anything done, but we all have to. So I wrote about how I'm trying to break my doom spiral by doing one thing.
Published on Mar 16, 2025
Leading and Following: Punk Planet, Year 10
Everything is so shitty right now. Let's talk about the unexpected connection between Punk Planet and the Gilmore Girls.
Published on Feb 28, 2025
What Felt Impossible Became Possible
I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails.
Published on Feb 23, 2025
I wrote about how, at a moment where so much insane shit is happening, writing it down is a radical act.
Published on Feb 1, 2025
Building, breaking, rebuilding: Punk Planet, Year Nine
Seeing Chicago stand up against ICE this week reminded me of why I love this city so much, and gave me a focal point for a reflection on the 50th issue of Punk Planet, which was dedicated to the city.
Published on Jan 29, 2025
I wrote about Trump, the oligarchy, media, hiding German anti-fascist texts in seed packets, and how it's up to us now to get information out.
Published on Jan 22, 2025
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