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A few short notes for Thanksgiving week.
The Half Pint Pilgrimage will return in 2026. Not a full 21 days, but I’ll be returning to my third place in West Yorkshire. Much of the rootedness I feel in my ne...
Self-governing
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When the last voter exited our poll site, we applauded.
Fifteen hours after the polls opened, the teardown began. The phrase self-governing kept floating around the back of my mind, seeming to describe ever...
One year of From Scratch
I can’t really debrief my business or newsletter or public life experiments in isolation, so here’s a list instead:
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I wrote a book! I didn’t expect to write a book.
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I spent 21 days in a Leeds pub! I didn’t expect to spend 21 days...
Building a small life in a big city
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“Hey buddy! You’re early today!”
Nearing the end of week four of my NYC Reintegration Plan, I’d established myself as a regular at my diner. Even my schedule change was clocked by my waiter! I was no...
What I’ve learned from 200+ hours helping developers grow
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This isn’t a how-to guide. Just a few things I’ve noticed while mentoring people 1:1 over the last two years.
One-on-one mentorship wasn’t even part of my career plan. I viewed myself as a quiet builder and, hope...
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Rebuilding after the defaults stopped working. Late-diagnosed neurodivergent. When I'm not writing here, I help quietly ambitious engineers get unstuck and build real things.
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