🧵What's Next for The Thread

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WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE THREAD

Welcome back!

For 33 consecutive Sundays, you've trusted me to show up in your inbox. Starting in August, The Thread will shift from weekly to monthly.

I want to give myself more breathing room. Time to think. To feel. More importantly, I want to end this project the way it began—with love.

Love of Craft: The Final Series

For our final five-month journey together, we're exploring something that's been present in nearly every obituary Echo has analyzed: Love of Craft.

The quilter who stitched for 60 years. The mechanic who restored cars in his garage until he was 89. The teacher who spent summers developing new lesson plans long after anyone required it. The gardener whose tomatoes fed half the neighborhood.

These weren't people chasing fame or fortune. They were people who loved what they made, how they made it, and why they made it. They loved the work for its own sake.

After turning 43 earlier this month, I found myself questioning whether The Thread should continue. Too often, I've used journalism as a shield—the safety buffer of analyzing other people's lives rather than examining my own. But creation requires showing up as ourselves. That's why I started writing at INHERITANCE on Substack. To step out from behind the professional distance.

The people we'll remember over these next five months also found their answer. They chose to keep making, keep teaching, keep building, keep creating. Not because the world demanded it, but because they couldn't imagine doing anything else.

Maybe that's the most important love story of all.

🗓️ Our Journey

August 

The Makers
People who created with their hands

September 

The Teachers
Those who shared their craft with others

October 

The Innovators
People who took traditional work in new directions

November 

The Persistent
Those who maintained their craft through hardship

December 

The Legacy Builders
People whose work outlived them

The Love Offering
A final reflection on what we've learned

What to Expect

🗓️ First monthly edition: Sunday, August 3
🖼️ Format: Same museum experience you know—with more depth
🎯 Commitment: Six carefully curated exhibitions about the love of creation

If you know someone who's questioning whether their work matters or someone who makes things because they have to—share this journey with them.

Thank You!

For 33 weeks, you've given me permission to follow my curiosity wherever it leads. You've taught me that showing up consistently is its own form of craft. When your final exhibition arrives in December, it will be exactly one year to the day from when this all began.

The archive will always be open, a permanent gallery where you can return to any exhibition whenever you need.

See you the first Sunday of August.

With gratitude,

Ethan
Curator, The Thread

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