IndieWeb Carnival Roundup: Feb 2026
Written By: Zachary Kai » Published: | Updated:
The Feb 2026 IndieWeb Carnival on Intersecting Interests has come to a close. What a month!
Table Of Contents
Reflections On Hosting
Hosting the IndieWeb Carnival was an honor! When I proposed Intersecting Interests as the theme, all of almost seven months ago, I hoped it'd resonate. And it has!
Twenty-three people took the time to share their reflections on what it means to contain multitudes. I'd like to think Walt Whitman would approve.
Everyone was so generous with their honesty and vulnerability, and I never would've discovered half these wonderful folks if they hadn't emailed to say they'd participated!
If you're considering hosting a future carnival: do it! The community is generous, the submissions will surprise you, and you'll have a richer understanding of what connects us all.
The Submissions
In order of submission, here's what each participant wrote, and what I loved about their work.
Andrei
Andrei's submission explored how his varied interests come together in one place: his site! What I appreciated was the honesty about how interests shift and evolve over time.
Steve
Steve wrote about the tangible and intangible ways our passions inform each other. There's something grounding about seeing someone articulate the connections they've discovered.
Mike
Mike explored the intersections between travel and food, basketball, hiking and disc golf, and Apple devices with retro gaming. But the throughline? Blogging as the ultimate connector!
Christian
Christian surprised himself. He thought all his hobbies were tech-related, but realized he equally values hands-on, technology-free activities like woodworking and yardwork.
Sara
Sara examined how their various interests have shaped their participation in the IndieWeb itself. A meta-take on the theme that felt especially fitting!
Andrea
Andrea traced how online gaming forums, a chance connection with an EA marketing manager, and sustained passion led to becoming FIFA's community manager for Italy.
Bix
Bix wrote about photography and Firefly fandom intersecting at Comic-Con. What I loved was the insight that photography served as a coping mechanism for sensory overload.
Paul Watson
Paul's entire website embodies his intersection: 'a portfolio of my visual artwork created with lines of my code.' 'The techie job at least pays for it,' he notes. There's wisdom in that!
Alex Hsu
Alex reframed "shiny object syndrome" as a superpower! The concept of 'container interests' that hold others is brilliant. He suggests embracing your deck and learning how to play it.
Bill Glover
Bill demonstrated how combining interests creates fun learning opportunities. The observation that his children learn the same way, shows something fundamental about curiosity.
James
James contributed a piece on noticing, which sits at the heart of so many intersecting interests. The act of paying attention connects everything we do!
Marta
Marta took a philosophical approach, drawing on Fredric Jameson's "transcoding," Derrida's bricoleur, and Deleuze and Guattari's rhizomes. Each offers a different frame for thinking.
Anthony
This quote is everything: 'The place where your interests don’t collide is where boring, dull, tedious, and wholly inhuman things happen. Unfortunately, that place is often called “work”.'
Bob
Bob's piece on fountain pens showed how a single object can unite vintage design appreciation, environmental consciousness, graphic design, and collecting tendencies.
John
John traced a beautiful reading trail: George Scialabba's essays led to Sven Birkerts, whose writing on collaborative reading deepened appreciation of David Szalay's novel, and onward!
Eula
Eula explored virtual avatars, collectible stickers, and journaling, showing how these hobbies intersect in creative self-expression. Such a wonderful read!
Abi
Abi wrote about photography, computer science, sewing, and open source. The insight that technical competency makes creative pursuits more enjoyable by removing barriers resonated.
Frances
This traces generational intersections. The closing image of naming constellations while walking home from sitting with her dying father ties it all together with devastating beauty.
Ruben
Ruben's piece showed how astrophysics, philosophy, personal history, and scientific research converge. The site's background using a personalized star map from his birth is lovely!
Daniel
Daniel examined how grief, philosophy, music, and personal struggle interconnect throughout his blog. The honesty about the true subject matter, alongside a search for meaning, moved me.
Kizolf
Kizolf celebrated how personal passions become meaningful through connection with others. People as the intersection, how clever!
Cameron Jones
Cameron reflected on combining familiar topics with scientific explanation, inspired by VSauce's approach. The willingness to critique past work as evidence of growth is admirable.
Britt Coxon
Britt explored how drawing, music, design, and zines serve communication and storytelling. Using zines as a tool that invites conversation rather than ending it is something I want to try.
Kristof Zerbe
I adore the (perhaps unintentional, at least, at the beginning) angle he took! Such a fascinating way of looking at it. And lovely photography!
Sacha Chua
They say we're influenced by the folks we spend the most time around, and I love how Sacha's daughter's interests influence hers! Engaging in something with others is delightful.
Cayzle
I'm no expert on tabletop gaming, but I learned much from this delightful exploration of such things! A newcomer to the IndieWeb, and one who's more than welcome.
Dávid Bardos
I feel, sometimes, language and logic get separated, as if they're two opposite things, but as this piece shows, they combine in beautiful ways.
Ricardo Chavezt
A digital garden entry as a contribution! How delightful. And a thoughtful exploration of what artificial intelligence means for us all.
Ginny
I too adore rabbit holes! This introduced me to a few concepts I'd never heard of before, which I always appreciate. Nomative determinism being one of them.
Joe Crawford
If the domain name 'artlung' isn't a beautiful encapsulation of 'intersecting interests', I don't know what is. I appreciate how he reminds us overlapping interests are what make us people!
Winther
I too love science fiction, but I confess I haven't watched many films in the genre! (Unless Pixar films count?) Regardless, I appreciate how he explores what one wants from a film vs a book.
Closing Thoughts
Reading these submissions, it's amazing how differently we interpret 'intersection.' The common thread? We're all making meaning from the overlap.Thanks to everyone who participated. You've given me new ways to see my multitudes!
The Carnival continues. If you'd like to host a future month, check the wiki page.
•--♡--•
Copy + Share: zacharykai.net/notes/icfeb26roundup
Peruse Another Post:
