In this series about how to build a community, I ask about whether it makes more sense to start a community as opposed to becoming a member of one that already exists.

#creatingcommunity
#foundingvsjoining
#communes

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/starting-from-scratch-2/

When I left Glomus Commune to live in Boston four years ago, I started this series on "Starting from Scratch" to document my journey for folks who might be interested in what it takes to start or find a good commune. I'm back in Boston again now, but the lessons here are real.

#creatingcommunity
#communes
#findingpeople

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/11/starting-from-scratch-1/

Relationships are the stuff that communities are built out of.

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#relationships
#listening

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/built-by-relationship/

If ninety percent of new communities fail, how can you create one that succeeds?

#communes
#creatingcommunity
#successfulcommunities

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/creating-communes-that-last/

Building new communities is hard and difficult work. Here's some reasons for doing it.

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#communes
#challengingcapitalism

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/18/ten-good-reasons-for-creating-communes/

Why do we discourage people from starting communities when we need more communities? It's complicated...

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#creatingcommunity
#paradox

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/02/the-communal-creation-paradox/

Here's an important reminder for anyone thinking of trying to create a commune.

#communes
#creatingcommunity
#relationships
#trust

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/04/25/you-cant-build-a-commune-by-yourself/

May will be commune building month on Mastodon. Creating communities is near impossible work, but if no one did it, there wouldn't be any communes. This month we will explore this paradox along with tips and learnings for those who dare to take on this important and difficult task.

#communes
#Creatingcommunity
#founders

Lets face it. There are lots of ways to build a commune--maybe more than ninety.

#communes
#creatingcommunity
#songparodies

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/more-than-ninety-ways-to-build-a-commune/

After community after community doesn't work out, why bother?

#communes
#failure
#motivation
#creatingcommunity

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/what-keeps-me-going/