Internet
I Don't Want to Be Discovered. I Want to Be Understood
Reflections on visibility, proximity, and what creative recognition really costs
Internet
Reflections on visibility, proximity, and what creative recognition really costs
Internet
How I decide when to stop writing and close the tab
Movies
A love letter to social experiments, good-natured trolling, and intentional confusion
Internet
And I think I've finally stopped wondering why
Internet
On attention, assumption, and choosing where access ends
Life
Keeping commitments and maintaining creative connection during an intense stretch
Personal Development
Rethinking January’s obsession with reinvention
A reflection on timing, obsession, and the fear that there are more good books than years left to read them
On mortuaries, butchery, and why curiosity isn’t the same thing as creepiness
On wasting time with dignity, and why it might be the holiest thing you can do
It's really no secret that most of us are taught to fear doing nothing. Idleness is suspicious. Productivity is the religion of the day. So, if you’re not grinding, optimizing, or “getting ahead” every second of every day, then what are you even doing with your life?
Notes and reflections from the wandering desk of Shannon Hilson
A quiet check-in during a slightly unsettled stretch
What happens when you stop rushing to make your ideas legible
What freelancers get wrong about authenticity, vulnerability, and public writing
What to do with messages you never asked for
A look back at oversharing as survival and what comes after it
What it’s like when December shows up without much fanfare
A storyteller’s take on intention, AI tools, and the myth of “real” creativity
A reflection on timing, obsession, and the fear that there are more good books than years left to read them
The backstage pass to adulthood nobody meant to hand you
A field guide to feeling weird
And honestly? The holiday’s better for it
What your old internet acquaintances can teach you about growth (and selective replying)