the library · 166 pieces · 94,276 words
Writing.
Everything I've written, newest first — then sorted by what it's about.
the latest
Oct 17, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Tasty Sucker
One arm came out, slowly, just the tip, crossed the few centimetres between us and settled on the back of my glove. I could feel the suckers working through the neoprene. It was tasting me.
Oct 16, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Rental Car
It takes me four minutes to leave stall 47. In that time I open the sunroof, turn on the heated seat, find a station playing a pan flute, and move my knees into the dashboard.
Oct 15, 2026 · 100 days — writing
The Wave
Left hand, down low, two fingers out. Nobody teaches you this. I taught riding for years and it was never in the curriculum, yet you start doing it around your second week.
Oct 14, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Skitchy Brain
Normally I don't drink coffee after my morning coffee. But it was just before 3 PM, I was fading fast, and my Breville gave me a coy wink. I did not make a single espresso.
Oct 13, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Security Hero
Hat off, belt off, laptop out, different bins for different things. I had arrived early. I did it correctly. I was, by every measure available to me, a Security Hero.
Oct 12, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Telling Stories
My usual table was taken, so I sat with my back to the door. Rookie move. Kayla appeared out of nowhere with coffee and water, and I might have screamed. She looked very pleased with herself.
the shelves
- 100 Days — Writing55 · 19,793 wordsA piece of writing a day for one hundred days — small, finished things, shipped before they get precious. Showing up at the desk on a schedule and letting momentum do what waiting for the muse never has. Some will sing. Some hum. All will ship.
- Essays15 · 10,399 wordsLong-form pieces on memory, attention, and the quiet practice of writing.
- Adventures32 · 23,850 wordsTravel, motorcycles, and the wide shape of a well-spent life.
- Camp Covid8 · 12,815 wordsDispatches from hotel quarantine — one small room, many rooms inside it.
- Work & Creativity12 · 5,289 wordsBuilding things, shipping them, and starting again.
- Life at Home31 · 16,307 wordsSuburbs, routines, roasted chickens, and the small comedy of cohabitation.
- The Writer's Desk10 · 4,215 wordsChair, cursor, and the occasional Elden Ring death.