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Welcome!
Dylan Tweney (d. f. tweney) is a journalist, editor, poet, community builder, and publisher.
Welcome to my blog (or is it a newsletter?) about writing, rewriting, and the art of communication and connection. I hope you'll stick around and maybe even subscribe.
I've been writing newsletters and blogging since the late 1990s and have been a columnist, podcaster, and editorial leader for publications including WIRED, VentureBeat, Business 2.0, and InfoWorld.
I'm also a swimmer and a meditation practitioner, and those practices often show up in my writing.
I created tinywords, the world’s largest journal of tiny poems, which is now in its 25th year.
At Tweney Media, I work with companies to communicate leadership by developing their own media: bylines, blogs, research reports, speeches, books, podcasts, videos, and more.
On this site, I'm always trying out something new.
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Your invitation to contribute to the 2nd annual State of Content Creation
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