NOTES FROM THE PRACTICE
Writing
Slow, intentional writing, where ideas have room to breathe.
Essays from the studio, published on Substack. What we are building, what we learned, and the questions underneath.
2026
What Will We Do With the Time We Get Back? (on Substack)
If our tools hand back time, the best use of it might be the people around us.
Ponderare (on Substack)
How a weekly habit of recording talk-prep conversations turned into a voice journal, and what it took to ship it.
Mission Control for AI Agents: What We Learned Building Mardi Gras (on Substack)
Why coding agents need a place where a person can see them, and the choices behind a terminal-native control surface.
Trust, Sandboxes, and the Keys to the Machine (on Substack)
A story about how much access to give the software that works on our behalf.
2025
Everybody Can’t Be the Lead Singer (on Substack)
Why the best work feels orchestrated rather than competitive.
The Disappearing Em Dash (on Substack)
On AI shame, and the idea that imperfection is what makes writing human.
This Is Not a Talk About AI (on Substack)
Notes from a talk that was mostly about people, and only a little about AI.
What We Built Far From Where We Started (on Substack)
Twenty years after Katrina, on belonging and on what gets built a long way from home.
When the Butterscotch Ran Out (on Substack)
Lattes, a candy that went missing, and the quiet work of holding on to what matters.
What’s Your Why When the Work Disappears? (on Substack)
When the work you know starts to disappear, what keeps you going once you’re past survival mode.
Embracing AI Tools. A Journey from Resistance to Understanding (on Substack)
On the divide among developers over AI tools that few talk about openly, and one path from resisting them to understanding them.
Welcome to Quiet Publish (on Substack)
The first post, and the promise behind the name: slow, intentional writing, with room for ideas to breathe.