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Writing on building real community.
Practical notes on mutual aid, neighborhood organizing, and what actually holds a community together.
August 8, 2026
Why Home Learning Pods Are Growing Faster Than Trust in Traditional Schools
Microschools and learning pods went from a pandemic stopgap to a mainstream option, growing at almost exactly the rate that confidence in public and private schools has fallen. Here's what parents are actually optimizing for.
August 7, 2026
Neighbors Blocked a Datacenter. Here's What Else Organized Locals Have Pulled Off.
Datacenter pushback is the visible example right now, but it's one instance of a much older pattern: small, organized groups of neighbors changing something concrete about where they live.
August 6, 2026
A Year of Nextdoor: Coyote Sightings, Parking Feuds, and Zero Neighbors I Actually Know
I read my Nextdoor feed for a year. Here's what was actually in it, and why none of it added up to knowing a single person on my block.
August 5, 2026
Why 'Things to Do Near Me' Keeps Failing You
The search results aren't broken. They're just optimized for a one-time transaction instead of the recurring group of people you actually want.