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Joshua Wold

Not knowing what to write

The blank page. It can represent uncertainty and fear. It can also mean possibility and a peak into the unknown. During high school my brother and I were able to attend a community college, our class credits doubling for high school credits. Our first class was a condensed summer English

Slow news

Stay online long enough and it’s easy to get a sense that the world is simultaneously ending and somehow indifferent to that fact. It all feels ridiculous. For the last few months I’ve had a slow news habit. I find out about things from friends. I’m not

Using an editorial calendar for blogging

Want to make your blogging life easier with just one tool? Start using an editorial calendar. Let us show you how to create one. I love the obvious care that Ben Sailor has put his editorial process. It’s clear that his brain thinks this way and it helps him

I'm so glad you're here

I’m so glad you’re here. You don’t have to be. But you are. It’s ok if you’re not. There isn’t nobility in the fight for its own sake. But there’s something so special in you just being around. I’m thankful for you.

Adding borders to photographs

By adding borders to my photographs, I can have at least some control over how the viewers will perceive the tonality, regardless of how the platform decides to present my work. I’ve struggled with imagery on my own blog, and in general on the internet anywhere. As an illustrator

Sometimes we need to quit

I think fulfillment is an entirely other topic from stress and burnout. You can be fulfilled and burned out or bored. This move wasn’t about fulfillment as much as having fewer things to do. Love Jon’s take on knowing when to pause someting. I often get bored and

MLK's image

I've changed my Bluesky avatar to MLK's image to celebrate his birthday on Monday, January 20. I dream of everyone wearing this button proudly on Monday in support of American democracy and progress. We are a proud country, beneath all the weirdness. What a great idea.

Grifting away

The internet didn't make us all marketers. It revealed that we always were. Every interaction is a transaction. Every piece of content a sales pitch. Every platform a marketplace. The winners aren't those who reject this reality. They're the ones who embrace it and

The benefit of reviews

I was perfectly happy with this lens... until I made the mistake of watching an old review of it. Take gear reviews with a big grain of salt. There’s nothing wrong with researching and understanding what is that you are getting for your money, especially when you are trying

Social media pause

As the United States come to a will-they-won’t-they moment of deciding whether to ban TikTok, I’ve had a moment to reflect on my own social media usage. I quit social media about a week after the last presidential election. It was too much. I needed a break. I’