This is from a blog post that’s 14 years old, and it’s still relevant today:

Flow is the feed. It’s the posts and the tweets. It’s the stream of daily and sub-daily updates that reminds people you exist.

Stock is the durable stuff. It’s the content you produce that’s as interesting in two months (or two years) as it is today. It’s what people discover via search. It’s what spreads slowly but surely, building fans over time.

– “Stock and Flow” by Robin Sloan

I’ve been sharing my stock on Mythical Type for years. But with the loss of Twitter (I stopped using it in 2022), I haven’t had anywhere for text-based flow.

When I found out about micro.blog, I got excited for the opportunity to have a place for short text posts again. That’s primarily what I want for this space. And, I operate with the mindset that smaller, shorter work can build into larger work. So stuff in the flow isn’t only for the flow. Some of it could become stock in the future. This is how I hope to stay in balance between what I post here and what I post on Mythical Type.