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My old personal newsletters

Every personal email newsletter I've sent, 45 issues from 2014 to 2026, newest first. Each links to the original email, plus a plain-text version.

2026

• Jan 20 heads up mode vs heads down mode (plain text)

2025

• May 5 Observations from one year of solo work (plus a fun launch) (plain text)
• Jan 4 The Normie Gap, the end of SaaS, the slop backlash, and other observations (plain text)

2024

• Nov 8 Realignment- lessons from a four-month wander (Resend. Sorry!) (plain text)
• Nov 7 Realignment (lessons from a four-month wander) (plain text)
• Jul 9 I left my full-time gig + 7 ways the internet is changing (plain text)

2023

• Nov 10 Hi, it's been a while (here's what I'm up to) (plain text)

2022

• Apr 14 Focus (and other recent concerns) (plain text)

2021

• Sep 30 Crossbeam reflections + Philly's trash problem (plain text)
• Mar 1 Localism + NFTs for writers + 👶 (plain text)

2020

• Dec 30 A brand new SHUFFLE EDITION™️ (aka- 8 questions as we enter 2021) (plain text)
• Jul 9 The systems are so big and we're so small (plain text)

2019

• Oct 28 Find your people (plain text)
• Sep 12 Ending some things, starting new things (plain text)
• Mar 24 6 questions I need help answering (+ a call for writers!) (plain text)
• Jan 3 I’m not like those other year-end updates. I’m a cool year-end update. (plain text)

2018

• Oct 9 Introducing Pilcrow House- A place in Philadelphia for interesting ideas (plain text)
• Jul 25 How to take a sabbatical (and not go insane) (plain text)

2017

• Dec 6 My latest project + a big move! (plain text)
• Oct 25 The case for optimism (plain text)
• Aug 20 The Shuffle Edition - Shopify for News (plain text)
• Apr 30 The ad-pocalypse cometh (plain text)
• Feb 24 My New Job + 9 Rules for Not Being Outraged All The Time (plain text)
• Jan 22 The Reason You Can't Stand the News (plain text)

2016

• Dec 12 Beta Readers and Fake News (plain text)
• Nov 19 What Now- (plain text)
• Sep 25 My new job. Sorta. (plain text)
• Jul 26 The Tyranny of Facts (plain text)
• Jun 2 Is that the end of capitalism or are you just happy to see me- (plain text)
• Feb 15 Seriously, though, what if the Other Side REALLY IS dumb- (plain text)

2015

• Aug 31 C'mon, Work With Me Here! (plain text)
• Jul 27 The RFE Era (plain text)
• Jun 15 This edition will cost you 3 quid. (plain text)
• May 17 Never go full Spacey (plain text)

2014

• Nov 21 It's about that time (plain text)
• Nov 3 Rule #1- Never Be In The Middle (plain text)
• Oct 22 I ¯-_(ツ)_-¯ NY (plain text)
• Oct 9 Mind = Blown (plain text)
• Sep 30 Birthday Gifts (plain text)
• Sep 18 On bullshit. (plain text)
• Sep 7 -So, What Do You Do-- (plain text)
• Sep 1 Twitter's Silent Majority (plain text)
• Aug 25 You go to the hole and dominate. (plain text)
• Apr 24 Writing Jobs. Just For You. (plain text)
• Apr 13 Writing jobs just for you (plain text)