Existential Phase

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the responsibilities that come with having a platform, including what we owe each other – as leaders, as community members, and as humans on the internet. And, forgive me, but… a lot of it was prompted by the Hot Chef Saga. If you’re tired of hearing about it, I’m sorry! If it’s any consolation, as I embark on my FIFTH day of writing this piece, I grow ever-w...

I know that, for many people, using generative AI feels like a viable solution for the constraints of time, capacity, creativity, and even capitalism – but I just do not see it that way. This episode explores why – including the biggest reasons I avoid generative AI and LLMs in my work. ***** This piece is part of my experimental email + audio series, Existential Phase, where you'll find a combina...

Reflections on the privilege required to decide to opt out This piece is part of my experimental email + audio series, Existential Phase , where you'll find a combination of memoir-style essays, musings on politics + culture, reflections on work + life as a self-employed person, ruminations around uncomfortable questions, and an exploration of being human – all through the lens of a Humanities deg...

It’s quite a thing to reckon with – coming to realize that your country, your government, your church, your community, whatever it is – is not what you always believed it was. When people say, “This is not who we are!” I get it – because for a very long time, I felt that way, too. This is my story.

Hi! I'm Carly, the copywriter + messaging strategist behind Moon Pup Creative, and this is Existential Phase: an email and podcast series that combines memoir-style essays,  musings on politics + culture, reflections on work + life as a self-employed person, ruminations around uncomfortable questions, and an exploration of being human –  all through the lens of a Humanitie...

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