Writing
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2026
- Unprompted
The summer I taught my mom’s friends English with a boombox and a song from the radio.
- Binge-Watching The Other Bennet Sister
How a show about the most overlooked Bennet sister became my feel-good obsession of the week
- Uncle Bau
On my Uncle Bau, and the bonds that survive even when the visits don’t.
- Lend Me Your Ears
A long-overdue update on the whole household, prompted by a friend’s
- Where’s My Saddle?
A conversation about AI, engineering axioms, and why “throw more people at it” was always a myth
- Shield Fatigue, Part Two
Not Empathy Fatigue
- The Oinking Incident
A summer memory involving a Mazda, a cop, and a sound no one saw coming
- Not Yet
On sleep schedules, my sister’s terrifying morning energy, and the house I’m not ready for
- Swedish Meatballs
A weekend in Charlotte, and the question I still can’t answer.
- Eighty Letters
On firstborns, hard-earned lessons, and watching your kid walk your own road
- Living in Notes
Why most of my writing lately has skipped your inbox
- More Than Words
My own declaration of independence didn’t come on a Fourth of July — it came on an ordinary November afternoon
- What I’ve Been Up To
52th Birthday Edition
- Reorganization Fatigue
A few thoughts on change that never seems to settle
- Defeatism at Work
AI, anxiety, and the quiet erosion of trust in engineering culture
- Ollama Drama
Where Engineers Herd LLMs and Wrangle Prompts
- The Characters Are Still Knocking
Why some stories refuse to let go, even when life leaves little room for them
- Learning to Swim in a Very Large Pool
These were the early days of learning how teams operate at scale, how influence is built through action rather than position, and how leadership often shows up before the title ever does.
- The Week the Mill Ran Ahead of Its Keepers
When the machine moved faster than the people around it
- How a Biochemist Ended Up Writing Engineering Parables
The unexpected path that led to the Mill series
- The Week the Lanterns Turned Green
Progress, pressure, and the quiet sound of the estate shifting
- Looking Back at the Boy Who Was Angry
What a teenage argument with God taught me about acceptance and persistence
- The Week the Mill Began Watching Itself
When the Mill Learned to Watch Itself
- The Winter When the Mill Would Not Ship
A quiet accounting of effort, debt, and the cost of deferred work
- The Mandate and the Mill
(A parable, or so I’m told)