a beacon from BC Gordon
you found the light

I've left social media, but I left a beacon behind. The accounts you followed are still up, and every one of them points here, so you can find me now that I'm gone.

↓  read on

Deleting everything felt like slipping out the back door. A lot of people I care about still live in those feeds, and I didn't want to just vanish on them. So I left a light on. Follow it and you'll find me somewhere quieter: in my letters, around a table, and in the things I'm still making. — BC

where the light leads

Three things I'm still making

writing · reflection

Letters from BC Gordon

Essays on intentional living, friendship and finding enough, delivered to your inbox. This is where the conversation lives now.

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cocktails · mocktails

Runaway Anchor

The cocktail and mocktail project I run with four friends. Recipes, the seasonal menu, and a Patreon where members help shape what we pour next.

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six prompts · I believe

The Object of Much Debate

Six prompts, each beginning with "I believe." It's a quiet corner of the internet for writing down what you actually think, and for reading what others believe, without the arguing.

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in person

Find me offline

All of this points somewhere real. If you're in the Twin Cities, the best place to start is a little shop in St. Paul built around putting the phone down.

phone-free · St. Paul

Present Company

An analog lifestyle shop and phone-free gathering place founded by Mick Grotzke. Tested vintage gear, plus workshops, listening sessions and evenings where the phones go in a lockbox and people actually talk. Their motto says it best: "Let's be here together."

2230 Carter Ave, Suite 6 · Milton Square Courtyard
St. Paul, MN 55108

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leave a light on

Build your own beacon

Thinking about stepping away too? You don't have to disappear. I wrote down exactly how to set one up, using free tools and no coding, so you can leave a light on for the people you care about. Pick the guide that fits you.

I make things online I'm leaving entirely
how the beacon works

A note on my old accounts

My accounts and Runaway Anchor's keep posting on their own: new letters, new drinks and the occasional classic from the archive. Each post points back here. Nobody reads the messages or comments there. If you want to reach me, reply to any letter or email bc@runawayanchor.com. I do write back.