Gathering is Changing

or finding its purpose

Dear Gatherers,

I started this newsletter last November and have, mostly faithfully, sent out a newsletter ever week. Many of you are free subscribers, some of you pay, and I am grateful for all of you.

I have been fiddling with Gathering, trying to calibrate its purpose. I wanted something confessional and inspirational, but I am coming to find that those two things don’t go as well together as a I thought. I am gravitating towards creating something that inspires me as much as it may inspire others. Like a menagerie of beautiful and interesting things coming to your inbox along with all the promotional emails and demands. Hopefully it will be a breath of fresh air.

I’ve also been thinking a lot about how much work it takes for me to put things on the internet. How much of my brain energy, intention, and vulnerability it takes to arrive in your inbox each week with something I hope is somehow fulfilling, enjoyable, or resonating with you.

I’ve made the decision to leave social media en…