17 MAY 26
On knowing when a piece of writing is finished.
Twenty-seven shipped artifacts, fourteen essays, seven years of slow output, treated as if they were a roll of film someone forgot in a desk drawer and finally got around to developing.
An opinionated reader for long essays, built solo over six weeks in late ’24 and launched quietly to forty readers in February. Still the artifact I think about most when I think about the year. Operational.
A local-first writing tool for engineers who keep notebooks. Open source. Six months. Still my daily driver. Maintained.
A study in editorial typography on the open web. Twelve essays, hand-typeset, no framework. Retired in ’24; preserved as built. Archived.
17 MAY 26
On knowing when a piece of writing is finished.
02 APR 26
The website as a small private museum of the self.
28 JAN 26
Notes on building software you have to live with.
14 OCT 25
In praise of the long maintenance period.
I answer slowly. I answer honestly. I keep most of the things I make.