Call to Action

This month, my Call to Action is simple and heartfelt: I’d like you to read the last published piece of writing by Sustaining Circle member Penelope Boyer, who passed away last month from cancer. [...]

This month, I’d like to call everyone’s attention to the harm that cancel culture (closely related to the right to free speech) can have on those inside our field–yes, writers you and I both [...]

Were you outraged when President Trump “renamed” the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Denali to Mt. McKinley? Usurpuring language gets to the core of culture-grabbing and erasure, and [...]

My friends, where do we begin? I hope that if you’re reading this, you were able to protest earlier this month for NO KINGS DAY. We have to keep showing up however we can, even if we doubt that [...]

According to Publishers Weekly, “On May 2 the National Endowment for the Arts terminated or rescinded grants already awarded in the 2025 fiscal year to a number of cultural institutions, [...]

One thing we can do right now: Protest! There are protests being organized all over the country to speak out against the policies of the current administration. I protested on April 19th, and it [...]

First, thanks to those who responded to last month’s invitation to divest from Meta…including the writers who informed me that WhatsApp is owned by Meta (I’ve since switched to Signal) and those [...]

It’s time to break up with Meta. Yes, I understand entire businesses and livelihoods have been “made” on these platforms. Yes, I understand it’s not a simple request. Yes, I understand it can’t [...]

Oh my goodness, peeps! We have something to celebrate! Hopefully you’ve been tracking the major resignations at newspapers across the United States (Washington Post, LA Times, etc.) that started [...]

This month you’ll notice a few changes to my blog and newsletter. Throughout my sixteen years in business, I’ve largely kept politics separate. I have never explicitly named Presidential [...]