Erin Kissane

Erin Kissane

18 posts
Landslide; a ghost story
by Erin Kissane — 20 min read

Landslide; a ghost story

On March 27, 1964, a converted liberty ship named the SS Chena brought a shipment of supplies to the port of Valdez, Alaska. Valdez, which I need you to know is pronounced “valDEEZ,” sits at the end of a fjord—a narrow inlet carved by a glacier.

Sparks fly up

Sparks fly up

Erin Kissane — 5 min read

Once you’ve seized the tools of political life to build communal power, it’s hard to forget what a hammer feels like in your hand.

Clouded skies for open networks

Clouded skies for open networks

Erin Kissane — 3 min read

Last week, I finished an essay about platform design affordances and content moderation expectations and community-level context collapse on Bluesky for Tech...

The work at hand

The work at hand

Erin Kissane — 8 min read

I work on problems with networks because I am an ordinary person and I care about ordinary people. Sometimes caring about ordinary...

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