Spencer

Would it be so bad if we created a culture of healthy masculinity? The first in a series of essays exploring patriarchy, masculinity, and my own personal journey.

The last few years has been such a journey of exploring my family history, addressing the impact of multi-generational trauma, and creating a new way of moving through the world as a man. This seemed like a good starting place for exploring patriarchy's impact, the science, and my own journey.

28 Days of Black History 28 days of Black history delivered in your inbox each day of February.

Every February for the last few years Reimagined (formerly Anti-Racism Daily) has delivered a daily newsletter for the month of February for Black History Month. These stories of Black history couldn't come at a more important time. I can't recommend it enough: www.28daysofblackhistory.com

What can we learn about wintering from the coldest, happiest countries in the world? If you’ve been here for a while, then you may be starting to gather that I have something of a obsession fascination with the seasons.

I've been keeping up a little Substack over the last year or so. And I loved writing this essay about happiness and learning to love winter (which I say through gritted teeth 😂) dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com/p/what-can-w...

Hear, hear! I still believe it. Tho I'm now becoming like that old timer, who's like, "Back in my day..." 😂

In LA’s Altadena Neighborhood, Community Food Solutions Feed Wildfire Recovery With thousands of acres burned and homes lost, this historic L.A. suburb finds nourishment and solace through local food. Here’s how to help.

Wrote about 13 community food solutions amid the Eaton and Palisades fires for @civileats.com. Through nourishment of our bodies and souls, we can rebuild. Hope this can be a resource on how we can sustain while we take it day by day to reconstruct what has been lost.

civileats.com/2025/01/22/i...

A New Movement to Free Social Media From Oligarchs The Free Our Feeds campaign, launched by a group of tech entrepreneurs, aims to put digital platforms back in the hands of users.

Is this where we're gathering? Call me a romantic or sentimental, but I still want to believe in the power of social media, especially as someone who's experienced it firsthand. So it's been interesting reading about this decentralization goal + @bsky.app this week hyperallergic.com/985244/a-new...

My mid- to late 20s were HARD and lonely. And relationships I made on Twitter, many of whom have become close friends, were like a balm. I've grieved where social media has been heading for years, and have missed the "social" part of it. Is Bluesky making community cool and relevant? What say y'all?

So June 😆? Fall, and especially summer, seems like it was so long ago.

I deleted Twitter a while ago, which I grieved, especially considering how much work and how many friendships came from it. I didn't save my tweets, but today I found some 2009 tweets, shortly after I started it. They are RICH. To think that people have been paying me to write words for 15 years.

Bourbon pecan pie, duh 😂.

How about around a fire pit?!

Dinner Party Conversations | Spencer Spellman | Substack Welcome to Dinner Party Conversations, where the conversations are fire and the food and drinks are just as fire. I'm your host, writer, amateur chef, and drink maker, Spencer Spellman. Grab a drink, ...

It's crazy to reading out loud that I've been on social media for more than 15 years. It's historically been in service of a travel career. But perhaps this becomes more of a space to talk about psychology and mental healthy things like I've been doing on Substack dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com