Essays

Written while the doors and hinges are still being made.

From the workshop

All essays and notes.

A public record of the choices, discoveries, and care shaping WriterStead, kept in the order they happened.

The whole record

Newest first. Each essay holds one piece of the thinking behind a lasting home for independent writers.

  1. Essay 004 4 min read

    One day, kept.

    A travel journal keeps a day for its writer. Publishing one chosen entry can let that day keep someone else company too.

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  2. Essay 003 5 min read

    The freedom to connect.

    WriterStead is being built around a writer’s own website, mailing list, and choice of tools. The connections belong to the writer too.

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  3. Essay 002 3 min read

    Two layers down.

    The most absorbing part of a joyful Sunday in Hội An was a foundation beneath WriterStead that almost nobody will ever see.

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