Author: Heather Flyte

Subscription is no longer a service

Never buy an inkjet printer. Never leave your printer turned in. Never sign up for some damned ink subscription. I once said that I wish I had a subscription for toilet paper so I would have to remember to buy it. No. No, I don’t want that now. Subscription as service lowered the bar of entry for many, then slammed the doors behind us all. …

The Writing Side Dish

This is the first in a series called “How’s the Writing Going,” an attempt to make more of my research public, for the betterment of my wordsmithing and the possibility of feedback. Thanks to Brooke for asking me this very question every time she sees me, sending me into a panic.

The plight of the digital hoarder

Reading Charlie Warzel’s latest article in The Atlantic brought up one of those situations that I’ve had in the back of my mind. You know the one that sometimes rears up and says “halloo” and you’re like, “Yes, that’s something I should do something about, or consider more thoughtfully,” right before you’re distracted with taxes or cats or something much more important to the present …