Hey Reader, Man, it's been a wild week. Hurricane Helene hit, and we were fortunate enough to only experience minor damage here in southwest Ohio. We lost power for five hours and our internet connection for six days—a mild inconvenience compared to the devastation across the southeastern U.S. Damage from Hurricane Helene hits close to home Cara has family in western North Carolina, who fled their home in South Carolina to avoid the storm by retreating to their mountain cabin. Unfortunately,...

Hey Reader, Remember when I wrote about whose reality are you living in? Well, this week my attention has been glued to the latest WordPress drama following co-founder Matt Mullenweg's keynote speech at WordCamp US in Portland. WordPress Drama Unfolds: Matt vs. WP Engine The gist is that the Matt used his keynote to pick a fight with WP Engine, claiming they are exploiting WordPress and not giving back enough. He even went as far as calling them a “cancer” to the WordPress community and...

Hey Reader, I took last week’s newsletter off (did ya miss me?). Not sure if anyone noticed, but in my head, it felt like I was flaking on my duties as a newsletter writer. Honestly though, I just didn’t have much to say. I’m sure some of you appreciated one less piece of content cluttering an already overstuffed inbox. But this week I actually have some cool stuff to share with you. AI Tools for Writers Cara and I were having one of those chats—the AI is coming for our jobs kinda chats....