Combo mind hack and detox: Making life less stimulating for health
In which I try to lead a more boring, tedious life to calm the mind.
probably gonna say "no" a lot
I'm a software engineer who writes, or a writer who engineers to pay for the time to write — the distinction has never been fully resolved. This site is where I put things that don't fit anywhere more sensible.
By day I design systems and interfaces. By night I write fiction, translations of forgotten Spanish texts, and short pieces about the quiet disasters of making things. Occasionally I write about other things entirely and pretend there is a unifying theme.
Available for freelance work — developmental fiction editing, structural commentary, line editing, copywriting, and home remedies for writer's block.
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welcomed, even expected
recent writing
Micro Book Reviews, 2026 Edition, Part I
Is it too much to ask that every book I read become my favorite book ever?
mostly trying to fall asleepHacking my brain so I don’t always feel like a waste of life
Avoiding burnout while tending to the compulsion to make stuff
gaming the systemHow am I supposed to function if I can’t even make a couple eggs?
I just want to eat some over-easy eggs without feeling like I'm being poisoned.
totally not stressing about the end of the worldA nice pen and a cheap notebook are all I need
Notebook paralysis is a diagnosable medical condition.
super chuffed, uncharacteristically so