Mood Board, Zines & Creative Retreat
Quarterly Update // Winter 2025
Hey folks,
If you missed the memo I’ve changed up my online ecosystem.
I’m no longer using Substack as a blogging platform.
So if you want monthly updates from me you’ll need to opt in over on Beehiiv.
Meanwhile, I’m experimenting with keeping this space open for Self Publishing 101 (which I don’t have the fortitude to move again) 🫠, Crowdfunding 101, podcast, and
archive. People keep signing up so I’ll be sending quarterly updates here pointing to all of the other places I publish things. This is the first of 2025.You’re Invited!
Who else sees those words and hears Mary-Kate and Ashley singing? 😂
First I want to be sure you know about the free retreat I’m hosting January 25 & 26 over at
.The Neuro Nest is a virtual creative retreat for neurodivergent folks.
It’s completely free - powered by paid supporters of
over the last year.
You can read more about it below. There are two livestreams and several other prerecorded workshops. If you miss the live event you can complete the prerecorded workshops at your own pace. There’s also a chance to participate in a collaboration. Take a look at what materials you’ll need to have to join in.
Virtual Zines
Since moving my blog I’ve published two virtual zines:
Exit, Pursued by the Algorithm
and Time Capsule
Tap through the links above to read them online for free.
Paper copies go out to my Patrons for $3+ a month.
I’ve also added zines to my bookshop if you’d like to buy a specific issue.
Buzzing over Beehiiv 🐝
We’ll see what happens long term, but I had twice the open rate on my Beehiiv newsletter as I have on Substack recently. My theory is that people are starting to treat Substack like a social media (subscribing to far more than they can read) and posts get lost in the feed.
In the Studio ✂️
Alongside my monthly zines I also share a studio update in my monthly newsletter.
Here’s a snippet from January’s update:
Something I realized during NaNoWriMo is that I want to make my noveling process more interdisciplinary. My first step was printing out images from my novel’s mood board. Holding these in my hands and moving them around was incredibly regulating after an overstimulating holiday season.
If you want monthly updates like this be sure to subscribe.
Or follow via RSS.
Speaking of RSS
I’ve been soapboxing about this for a while now.
Honestly this is making a huge difference to my nervous system.
I’m also moving from Gmail to Fastmail via
’s recommendation and I am loving the blank slate feeling.Don’t tell other people what to write about. 🙄
When I changed email platforms someone reached out to tell me that I should stop writing about the algorithm - and dude - I’d love to. But I write what I’m interested in. If you don’t like it get out!
Reader, I blocked him.
I truly hope I’m done with this topic. But the reason my brain (and therefore my writing) has fixated on algorithms is the negative impact they’ve had on my creative process and mental health. The time I spent researching my Dirge to the Old Web was not wasted. It was essential to my autistic processing and enabled me to make big shifts to my online experience.
Fingers crossed this is the last you’ll hear about algorithms from me for a long time. Because I’ve escaped.
I think that’s it? I’ll send the next quarterly update in March or April.
Cheers,
P.S. Something I made for my Wheel of Time friends.