I’m Zinzi—here I am blending in near my house in Maine.

I am interested in the way people live—and especially when they do it with creativity at the center. In one way or another, I’ve been thinking about this idea both personally and professionally for a very long time! I’m really happy you’ve joined me here in this space.

I am a writer, editor, and creative director. Some people might know me from my former band or the magazine that I used to run. Some people might have known me when I worked at glossy magazines. Some people might know me because they’re my friends (hi!). Some people might not know me (also hi!).

Treehouse is a free bi-weekly newsletter, paid monthly print zine, and small book imprint (coming late 2025) exploring themes of home and the way in which we build and layer meaning in our lived environment.

Options for subscription:

#1: Free and easy | Free subscribers receive weekly newsletters including project ideas, deep dives into domestic ephemera (you’ll know it when you see it), sometimes interviews, sometimes recipes, a lot of product recommendations (we call these The Source). Dispatches from the Treehouse multiverse. You’ll also get the Sunday ~Click On This~ newsletter, with quick links and interesting things from around the internet.

#2: The Supportive Minimalist (aka “paid”) | Paid subscribers receive the two weekly emails, in addition to all post archives AND, AND AND…

• Access to The Source, an online mega-resources of all the things for in and around a home: everything from hardware and toilet paper holders to rugs and flatware.

• Chat/Book Club: A much-requested and finally happening program where we read and chat about what we read.

• 15% Treehouse Supply shop

#3: Mighty and Maximal (aka “Founding Member”) | When you subscribe as a founding member, you receive all of the above, PLUS PLUS PLUS….

• A monthly PRINT zine full of longer features, photo essays, interviews and projects, delivered in person, to your mailbox, by your friendly mail provider,

• Random little bits and bobs, as I find appropriate to send you, because at this point I have your mailing address and I just wanna send you a bumper sticker or whatever to thank you for the support.

COSTS?!

• Free & Easy : $0

• The Supportive Minimalist (“paid”): $5/month or $50/year

• Mighty & Maximal (“founding member”): $8/month or $80/year

Acknowledgement // I would be dense with regret if I didn’t take a moment here to acknowledge the privilege of “home”: its implied comfort and the existence of an actual dwelling. The category can be amorphous (home is body, community, literal living structure, family/room mates, city, country, landmass, et al.), and for many it may also not be a safe place. So: an acknowledgement of home’s complexity and sensitivity seems necessary here.

Additionally, I’d like to acknowledge the larger territory my own home and work occupies in Knox County, Maine: the traditional (and current!) location of the Wabanaki nation. Truly a privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to occupy this astoundingly beautiful place each day.

OK THEN. I’m so glad you came—I’ve got a place set for you, so let’s dig in. 🤝