Trying the WordPress App

I’ve always been hesitant to use the WordPress app because I didn’t like how tethered it was to Jetpack. But now that I’m on Pressable, the experience has been pretty swell.

This is also a move to look for more ephemeral ways to share my thoughts since leaving Twitter. I suspect a combination of this blog and posting to Mastodon is the key.

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