Spencer
@spencerspellman.bsky.social
Writer, photographer, retired mediorce banjo player, and other -er things. Human getting messy with life. Read some of my personal essays here: https://dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com/.
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Spencer
@spencerspellman.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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, ...
dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com
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
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.
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.
dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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.
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
28 Days of Black History
28 days of Black history delivered in your inbox each day of February.
www.28daysofblackhistory.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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
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...
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.
dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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...
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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...
civileats.com/2025/01/22/i...
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.
civileats.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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...
civileats.com/2025/01/22/i...
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...
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.
hyperallergic.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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?
November 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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?
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.
November 19, 2024 at 2:42 AM
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.
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
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, ...
dinnerpartyconvos.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:14 AM
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