Back when real conservativism and being free meant refusing to wear masks to help stop a prolly fake global pandemic, I spent a lot of time connecting with other writers on Twitter.
It was mostly good.
When Elon bought the platform, people started to leave. I mostly did, too. Not because engagement changed, but because I thought and still think Musk was doing great harm to things that matter (Medicaid, for example). Enabling, other harm, too.
(Mask are cool, now).
In 2022, I started a sporadic Substack. More recently, the platform has added some Twitter-ish tools, and I’ve been reconnecting.
I am also trying to stick to a real Substack cadence: New shortform posts (2 – 5 minutes to read) every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
This blog (the one you’re reading right now), hosted by WordPress, won’t go away. I will use it mostly for updates when I have a new story, essay, or poem at a new venue.
I might cross-post or link to the MWF pieces, but I haven’t decided. If you follow me here, thank you! Please also consider following me there. For traction and stuff.
Be well. Stay warm. See you soon!
Chris Cocca 