Archive - The Connective

A Kind Reminder

The human in me sees the human in you.

Jun 30 •

Everyone Watches Out for Others Who Watch Women's Sports

Musings on the connections of sports fandom

Jun 4 •

May 2025

I Get By with a Little Help from My Internet Friends

A personal history with online communities and connection

May 28 •

Many Hands Make Light Work

A lovely case study of community and connection

May 23 •

How Does Your Friendship Garden Grow?

More musings on adult friendships with the aid of Anne Helen Peterson's Culture Study

May 13 •

Not Everyone is a BFF...and That's OK

Adult friendshipping is hard!

May 7 •

Community Connection: Advanced Level

One organization building and supporting community in a profound way

May 1 •

April 2025

This Week in Communal Connections

Two ways I tended to my communal connections and two very cool apps that help others do the same

Apr 23 •

Modern-Day Work Connections Are Weakening

My musings on the decline of the work bestie and work spouse

Apr 16 •

Which Connections Matter?

Reimagining new and different types of connection benefits all of us.

Apr 10 •

What Is a Connector?

Confessions of a textbook connector...based on my skim of one chapter of The Tipping Point

Apr 5 •

March 2025

The Modern Barn Raising

Musings on community connection in these unstable times

Mar 28 •

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