Internet
The Internet Used to Be About People
And maybe it still could be, if we'd stop acting like walking brand deals
Shannon Hilson
Writer of essays, reflections, and cultural commentary. Exploring creativity, inner life, and what it means to grow wiser on purpose.
Mental Health
The Great Stability Hoax
For everyone currently pretending to be fine while quietly Googling “how to move to the woods”
Why I’ll Never Be “Over It” (and Don’t Want to Be)
Because closure is for storage units, not people
Short Fiction
Again, and Again, and Again: A Parable
A study in loop, light, and the loneliness of the divine
Creativity
Every Bloom Has Its Dirt
On the unseen labor, sacred routines, and beautiful chaos behind every finished thing
Connection
Boundaries, Kindness, and the Myth of the Accessible Creator
How small creators get mistaken for best friends, therapists, and emotional support baristas
Movies
I Am Elisabeth Sparkle (and So Are You)
Notes on The Substance and the freedom of letting yourself grow older
Parallel Lives
How to Take Things Apart (Without Scaring the Neighbors)
On mortuaries, butchery, and why curiosity isn’t the same thing as creepiness
Freelancing
Freelance Like Nobody’s Watching (Because They Aren’t)
A field guide to creating, collapsing, and carrying on
Mythos
The Veil-Stitchers
On masks, silence, and the saints who sew us into being
Self Image
Confessions of a Shadow-Dweller
Why I’m done trying to look “well-lit” for other people’s comfort
Blogging
New Blog, Who Dis?
Same voice, same chaos, fancier furniture