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Beyond the Academic Publishing Crisis: Building an Open Access Nonprofit Actually Works
Watching the 20th editorial board resignation since 2023 reminded us how important it was to continue finding new publishing models that serve authors. Late last year, we launched Play Story Press with a bold vision.
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Ready for a New Chapter in Digital Storytelling (Let's Talk)
After more than two decades of leading content strategy initiatives, managing publishing operations, and scaling teams, I'm exploring the next phase of my career. Let's chat at SXSW 2025 or over virtual coffee.
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This Could Be Important, My Conversation with Pamela McCorduck
In 2019, the ETC Press published Pamela McCorduck's book, THIS COULD BE IMPORTANT. Here, I'm releasing clips of our conversation about her life as one of the early science + technology writers.
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A SXSW Guide to Surviving the Nerdpocalypse
A compendium of what I've learned in my twenty-five years navigating SXSW Interactive, the greatest show on earth.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel: She Was Our Rock God Writer
Elizabeth Wurtzel was—and forever will be—our GenX Rock God Writer.
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GenX Tribe: On Trauma, Growing Up, Media, & How We Interact with the World
Back in January, I posted a tweet about Generation X that turned my life a little bit bonkers for about […]
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GenX, That Damned Newsweek Editorial, George Michael, and the Twitter Hellscape
In 1993, Newsweek labeled GenX as the "The Whiny Generation." We've been not giving a shit about that since. Also—George Michael is pretty great.
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GenX Tribe: Breaking Bones and Other Stories of Walking it Off
GenXers grew up breaking bones, having accidents, and dealing with mayhem—and many times going to the doctor was the LAST thing we did. So—share your story of GenX Catastrophes!
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The Books that Influence My Writing Life
My favorite conversation: What books influenced you? These are the books that influenced my life as a writer.
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The Fourth of July and the Meaning of the Declaration
My middle school history teacher John Viall—a dedicated and decorated teacher—wrote a wonderful post about America, the Fourth, and e pluribus unum.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor, or How Mister Rogers Took on a Border Wall
King Friday XIII orders a border wall to be built. Lady Aberlin takes balloons, tied with messages of peace and love, and floats them across the wall.
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Fitzgerald, in Volumes
Whenever I see Fitzgerald in the bookstore, I can't but recall fondly how his books taught me to write.
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