Life
Life, Slightly Out of Order
A quiet check-in during a slightly unsettled stretch
Life
A quiet check-in during a slightly unsettled stretch
Creativity
What happens when you stop rushing to make your ideas legible
Freelancing
What freelancers get wrong about authenticity, vulnerability, and public writing
Connection
What to do with messages you never asked for
Internet
A look back at oversharing as survival and what comes after it
Life
What it’s like when December shows up without much fanfare
Artificial Intelligence
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
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 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)
How small, almost-invisible shifts can secretly re-route your entire life
Reclaiming your own narrative when the world keeps inventing a version of you that doesn't exist
Why even the "right" choices will eventually make you cry in a Target parking lot
What an acid-washed revenge movie taught me about aging, ego, and building a world worth living in
And maybe it still could be, if we'd stop acting like walking brand deals
For everyone currently pretending to be fine while quietly Googling “how to move to the woods”
Because closure is for storage units, not people