Francesco

I know Instagram has lots of faults. I’m not going to sit here and pretend it’s perfect. But what got lost in the “I’m Leaving Social Media” discourse is that shunning a platform like Instagram does not make the job of growing a following, a business, an email list, a publication any easier.

I need to write to know what I'm thinking. Once I've learned what I'm thinking, I need to write to organize my thoughts. Once I've organized my thoughts, I need to edit my writing to make my thoughts better. I can't think without writing, but I also can't really feel . When I put my nebulous, complicated, demanding emotions onto the page, I'm able... See more

Some weeks will be full of words, others full of friendship or rest. There will be stretches of energy and stretches of stillness. Nature doesn’t bloom all year round, so why should we?