Michelle Weber
Professional writer, editor, napper, and dog-snorgler. Knows you are, but what is she?
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  1. A Trove of Pro Site Advice for the Burgeoning Business Owner

    Three of our favorite recent tips at WordPress.com Go.

    Business
  2. 24 Hours of New Year’s Eve: Your Pictures

    From Peru to Germany to Australia, from fireworks to music festivals to late-night hikes, bloggers around the world show us how they welcomed 2018.

    Jetpack
    Celebrating the new year is fun for all ages! Photo by The Timekeeper.
  3. Get Readers Right Where You Want Them With the Click of a Button

    Try a call-to-action button to guide your readers to what’s most important on your site.

    Design
  4. Writing Through Grief: Five Posts

    Five pieces that have deeply moved us over the last few months.

    Death
    Photo by Robert Couse-Baker (CC BY 2.0)
  5. Is One Really the Loneliest Number? Five Bloggers on the Virtues of Solitude

    Five bloggers on the virtues of alone time, with photos from our recent “Solitude” challenge.

    Personal Musings
    A man sits alone in a church in Cremona, Italy. Photo by Marcus Puschmann at Streets of Nuremberg.
  6. Why We March: Reflections from Women’s Marches

    Millions of people marched on January 21, 2017, to oppose the new Trump administration in the US — and wrote about (or photographed or sketched) the experience.

    Current Events
    The National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Women's March on Washington (photo from four twenty nine).
  7. “I Once Had Promises to Keep”: Six Takes On the New Year

    Six bloggers navigate the transition from 2016 to 2017 with poetry, illustration, photography, and more.

    Personal Musings
  8. We Laughed, We Cried, We Felt: The Posts We Loved in 2016

    Curl up with some tea and a comfy blanket, and revisit our favorite reads.

    Academia
  9. The Posts That Moved Us in 2016: Current Events

    A selection of powerful writing that came out of the year’s tragedies and conflicts.

    Commentary
    Demonstration in London, March 2016. Photo by Ron F. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
  10. Happy International Internet Day (Plus: Cats!)

    October 29, 1969: we sent the first tiny bit of data from one computer to another, and the world was never the same.

    Culture
    The internet's favorite furry friend and meme fodder, lost in the tubes. (Photo by JPHoesch (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
  11. Critical Geekery: Talking Representation in Pop Culture with the Nerds of Color

    The writers at The Nerds of Color discuss their favorite shows, shifts in the media landscape, and supporting inclusive entertainment.

    Comics
    Part of a panel from the comic book Goldie Vance, the source material for one of the Nerds' current favorite cartoons.
  12. To the Polls! Four Takes on the US and UK Political Scenes

    Recent editors’ picks on the political scenes in the United States and United Kingdom.

    Current Events
    "Polling Place" by Bryan Jones (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
  13. All Hail the Conquering Stick Figure: A Chat with Greek Myth Comix

    Laura Jenkinson at Greek Myth Comix chats with us about teaching — and illustrating — the Classics.

    Academia
    This and all other illustrations from Laura Jenkinson, Greek Myth Comics.
  14. One Sentence, Three Tiny Tales: A Flash Fiction Collection

    In this flash fiction collection, we asked three writers to create their own little worlds — with a few caveats. Each story is 300 words or less, and starts with the same opening line.

    Fiction
    Snow globe image by Becky Stern, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
  15. Ron Mayhew: Creating Human Connections Through the Lens

    A conversation with Ron Mayhew on street photography, composition, and Cuba.

    Interviews
    Musicians play and a woman dances on a rooftop in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Ron Mayhew.