Martin Dolan

Martin Dolan is a writer from upstate New York. His essays have appeared in The Baffler, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Full Stop, and elsewhere.

Hector Casanova color illustration of “phone-heads.”

My Dumb Journey Through a Smartphone World My Dumb Journey Through a Smartphone World

I spent six months with a flip phone. I learned that a more conscious technological future will require much more than just unplugging.

Dec 20, 2025 / Martin Dolan

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