Yesterday, I saw reports that Hootsuite was introducing post scheduling for Instagram, and I was kind of excited ... and a…
Carrie Rollwagen
Beer + Books + Birmingham: Drinking and Writing (& Facing Critics) in the Magic City
I don’t like being criticized, but I guess you could argue that, by publishing a blog and a book and speaking…
Secret Stages: A Little TOO Secret?
I have no aptitude for maps, directions and logistics. Ask me to sort out a complex storyline or convoluted economic theory…
Family Drama Done Right: Reviewing the Summer 2015 Release of “Let Me Explain You”
It's tough to find a good book about family. That seems kind of weird, since most everybody has been part of…
Volunteering Is Its Own Reward: But Free Coffee Certainly Helps
Okay, okay. I know there’s a lot of great stuff happening in Birmingham, and I’m excited about that. But as much…
Life Unfiltered: The Real Story Behind Perfect Instagram Posts
I keep seeing stories about how different our social media lives look from our real lives — how the filtered photos…
Should We Take a Sledgehammer to the Internet?
Yesterday, I spoke at Innovation Depot to a room full of entrepreneurs about blogging. I told them how to turn content…
Looking in the Mirror: How Minimalism & Localism Force Us to Be Honest with Ourselves
I’m not a minimalist. I like stuff. I like shopping (well, I like shopping for office supplies and books; I don’t…
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Organizing for Overly Sentimental People
I went to a bunch of bookstores this spring on the book tour for The Localist, and I talked to a…
What’s Happening in Birmingham This Weekend?
What's going on in the Magic City this weekend? Not nearly as much talk of wizardly worlds and fairy kingdoms and…