On Gathering Hopefulness
Somewhere between the quiet work of research and the noisy work of being heard, there is a space that doesn't get named often enough. It's the space where people who care about their subjects - deeply, patiently, sometimes for decades - try to bring that care into the world and find someone to share it with.
That space is where On Gathering Hopefulness lives. Welcome.
And if you ever want to bring what you care about into the world, contact me and we’ll find a way.
A Creative Act of Service
Completing a PhD isn’t just technical; it’s creative, relational, and deeply human. Universities provide much, but doctoral work also needs dedicated space for reflection, creativity, and community. In May 2026 we’re launching PhD Journeying to offer that complementary space alongside institutional support.
What comes back
We've been thinking lately about work that returns — not in the nostalgic sense, but in the sense of things that come back into view when the conditions are right.
Wikipedia Citations: Why Academic Engagement Matters Now
Radically Hopeful, the University of Michigan Press, Digital Science, and the Wikimedia Foundation share one goal: how can we better connect academic research to Wikipedia? As the largest free encyclopedia, Wikipedia links public curiosity to peer-reviewed work. Now we’re moving from questions to practical solutions and actions.
Lines Undrawn: Community Publishing Garden in Action
At the 2025 Being Human Festival, we turned garden stories into small, shareable books at Calthorpe Community Garden. With the School of Advanced Study’s Maker Space team, we celebrated personal and community growing stories and taught simple collage, layout, and printing methods to create mini publications that share, inspire, and preserve community gardening knowledge.
A vision for Humanities Communication
We’re connecting HumComm experts across communities and borrowing lessons from SciComm to build the CHC. As the Scholars Program develops, we’re launching several actions at once: workshops and seminars to shape community-led HumComm, plus supports for trying new forms and formats.
The Grant Writer’s Paradox
How does rich storytelling, planning, and relationship building support effective grant writing practices? Check out our article to find out more.
The Community Publishing Garden
Check out the announcement for the Community Publishing Garden project in the Open Book Collective Development Fund programme! And find out more about what we have in store in our latest post 👆🏻
Publishing in Community in NYC
Publishing in community begins with gathering the stories that make our hearts sing.
Find out more about our projects and plottings in our library.
