Mel Thomas

Writer & Video Essayist

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be your own algorithm

Thoughts on scrollingβ€”how it affects our relationship to art, and is it really as bad as all that?

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A deep dive into WORK: how it shows up in art, what it says about us, and how it really really sucks.

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I've been a BookTok-ing since 2021, so I have a pretty extensive backlist of bite-sized media analysis over on TikTok, and I've recently started crossposting to Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

To keep up with my shortform videos without relying on an algorithm, be sure to subscribe to my newsletter via RSS or Substack, where I post a monthly roundup.

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I wrote a 50k-word Red, White & Royal Blue fanfic about the boys falling in love over a tech support email chain. You can read it on AO3. There's also a playlist.

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Contact:
pagemelt@gmail.com