Small Web Digest: 2025.ep1

There's so much good going on around the web that isn't from big tech (Meta, Google, Twitter, etc)... so I'm going to try to regularly highlight small/slow web sites, posts, projects and more.

Letter Club 🔗

A new project from Naz Hamid and Scott Robbin. A private group newsletter that sounds super fun:

Not physical letters, but digital letters that arrive with traditional mail's rhythm. It's a private group newsletter that everyone contributes to and receives. It's intentionally slow, purposeful, and deeply gratifying — a low-stress, high-signal way to stay connected that creates meaningful moments in a social world dominated by drive-by likes and fleeting attention.

(via: Naz)

Pagecord 🔗

A newish blog service. Free for a basic account, $29 for a year gets you more advanced features. Looks pretty good!

Everyone needs a blog and there are so many great, low priced options out there now.

(via: Binary Digit)

foofaraw 🔗

a zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published

Constantly amazed at how much this site puts out, regularly and consistently. Weekly media guides, fiction, comics, editorials, art and much more. One of the best web zines going today.

Crucial Tracks 🔗

I would be remiss to not mention my own site in this first digest... Crucial Tracks is a music journal where you can log and share the important songs in your life. You are limited to one song, one post per day... so it's easy and slow. No FOMO or endless feed to scroll or keep up with... just awesome people sharing awesome music. Sign up for free today! 😄

(And doing forget it's companion blog.)