Writing

Select Pieces

Connective Tissue - “Connection Grift” (Nov. 2025)

Connective Tissue - “We’ve squeezed the ‘life’ out of civic life” (May 2025)

Connective Tissue - “The lies we tell ourselves” (Jan. 2025)

Connective Tissue - “He gave and gave and gave — and asked for nothing in return” (Nov. 2024)

Other Pieces

Connective Tissue - “I’m just here, just passing by—and that doesn't sit well with me” (Jan. 2026)

Connective Tissue - “Hello in there, hello” (Dec. 2025)

Connective Tissue - “A simple act to strengthen civic life” (Sept. 2025)

Connective Tissue - “Not all men (are in crisis)” (August 2025)

Connective Tissue - “Civic (Re)Alignment” (June 2025)

Connective Tissue - “From Organic Community to Synthetic Connection” (May 2025)

After Babel - “A New American Awakening” (May 2025)

Connective Tissue - “Beyond Bob” (Feb. 2025)

Connective Tissue - “How cities can cultivate a sense of ‘membership’ among their residents” (Feb. 2025)

American Storylines - “Why so many working-class Americans feel left out” (Jan. 2025)

Connective Tissue - “The Civic Homecoming” (Oct. 2024)

American Compass - “From the ‘Great Connector’ to the ‘Great Sorter’” (Sept. 2024)

Connective Tissue - “Left Alone” (August 2024)

Connective Tissue - “Why every town should host an activities fair” (July 2024)

Connective Tissue - “Make it weird” (June 2024)

Connective Tissue - “Why startups will not ‘solve’ loneliness” (March 2024)

Connective Tissue - “Why every town should offer a welcome kit” (Feb. 2024)

Connective Tissue - “How to think structurally about connection within communities” (Jan. 2024)

Connective Tissue - “How we can make Veterans Day less weird” (Nov. 2023)

non-disclosure - “On Vulnerability” (Dec. 2021)