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Archive - prior to June 2026

Participate as only you can. Torrey Podmajersky

Chirp: Your uniqueness is uniquely relevant

May 27, 2026

Launch party! UX Skills for Business Strategy, Wednesday, May 13, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm CDT, Online, with a picture of the book.

Chirp: You’re invited to our Online Book Launch Party

May 6, 2026

Screenshot of Amazon.com where UX Skills for Business Strategy is marked as the top new release in User Experience and Website Usability

Chirp: At the IA Conference

April 15, 2026

"Now that I've reached the end of a journey, what begins?"

Chirp: The rhythm of skills: building, using, and recovering

March 25, 2026

"My weakness is happy moments"

Chirp: Content design, content delays, and our community

March 4, 2026

"What skill do I lose an opportunity to practice by using AI for this?"

Chirp: Practicing alignment

February 11, 2026

"Security is good—right?"

Chirp: The ICE-y midwinter

January 21, 2026

"Connection creates the hope that keeps the doom away." - Torrey Podmajersky

Chirp: Connecting shares your spark

December 10, 2025

"The next skill is learnable, too." - Torrey Podmajersky

Chirp: Future skills and careers

November 19, 2025

"Emotions have a duty cycle"

Chirp: All buttoned up

October 29, 2025

"The sacred responsibility of hospitality" - Torrey Podmajersky

Chirp: Preparing the best welcome for you

October 8, 2025

"Tell me what you're anticipation" - Torrey Podmajersky, www.CatbirdContent.com/Chirp

Antici… pation

September 17, 2025

"Every communication is incomplete" - Torrey Podmajersky

Community is what language is for

August 27, 2025

Launch Party! Strategic Writing for UX Second Edition

Will you come to my party?

August 6, 2025

"I am out of practice at focusing on now." Torrey Podmajersky, www.catbirdcontent.com/chirp

Party planning and the present

July 16, 2025

“Non omnia possumus omnes” is embroidered with a picture of an opossum. It means “We can’t all do everything” in Latin, by Virgil. Torrey Podmajersky, www.CatbirdContent.com/Chirp.

Wedding, war, and wordsmithing

June 25, 2025

"His leadership transcends any positional authority he might hold." - Torrey Podmajersky, www.CatbirdContent.com/Chirp

Culturalization, recognition, and leadership

June 4, 2025

"Overfunctioning." Torrey Podmajersky, www.Catbirdcontent.com/chirp

Celebration, teamwork, and overfunctioning

May 14, 2025

"The earth has shifted, and we will still dance upon it" - Torrey Podmajersky, Catbirdcontent.com/chirp

The steady work of change

April 23, 2025

Alt text: "I prioritize taking time to reflect as I go" - Torrey Podmajersky, Catbirdcontent.com/chirp

Content-first, content management, and self management

April 2, 2025

"My work costs more in energy than it costs in time."

Iterating, investing, and recuperating

March 12, 2025

"AI skepticism is like sunscreen for my brain, preventing long-term damage."

Celebrating, sunscreen, and survey

February 19, 2025

"A bad app isn't enough to lose my loyalty, unless an app is all they have" in pink text, by Torrey Podmajersky

Lessons from old technology

January 29, 2025

Pink letters on a white background say "I'm glad you're here with me in 2025."

A new year together

January 8, 2025

The best of times, the darkest times

December 18, 2024

Sustaining each other

November 27, 2024

Who are we nudging our users to become?

Let’s make good choices.

November 5, 2024

Pink text says "Taking time away is a skill I'm still working to build."

Design systems, electoral systems, support systems

October 16, 2024

Resources, first-draft angst, and fun in person

September 25, 2024

Stories about growing, writing, and working

September 4, 2024

New book details, conferences, energy and joy

August 14, 2024

Monopolies, AI, and new book!

July 24, 2024

Pink letters appear within yellow quotation marks: "People who have options will avoid bad experiences." The background is white, and there's a gray catbird perched on a pencil at the top. At the bottom, it says "Torrey Podmajersky" and has this URL

Content In AI, Politics, And Courage

July 3, 2024

Alt text: Pink letters appear within yellow quotation marks: "Taking the time to get those nuts and bolts right is fundamental to the integrity of what we’re building." The background is white, and there's a gray catbird perched on a pencil at the to

The Dark Forest of the Web; Critique and feedback; Infrastructure

June 12, 2024

Pink letters appear within yellow quotation marks: "A newsletter? Yes! That's what this is." The background is white, and there's a gray catbird perched on a pencil at the top. At the bottom, it says "Torrey Podmajersky" and has the URL for this page

First newsletter! UX Writing in China; The Content Design Manifesto; Showing up

May 22, 2024