the library · 150 pieces · 87,610 words
Writing.
Everything I've written, newest first — then sorted by what it's about.
the latest
Oct 1, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Oh Canada
Winter buds into spring so we get summer shade, so the leaves can burst and fall into piles worth jumping in, worms in your socks and all. Then it's back into the snowbank we go.
Sep 30, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Glass Beach
The beach is named for the sea glass people find there. Apparently many people do find it. I have a hard enough time spotting a striped rock on a beach of striped rocks.
Sep 29, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Pay Day
For most of my career I was a one-person show surrounded by talented contractors. Hiring my first actual employee taught me something I probably should have figured out sooner.
Sep 27, 2026 · 100 days — writing
The Island
We're looking at moving to the island eventually, and I've decided the best strategy is to get in the way of the Universe and see what happens. Some of these homes are stunning. Some left me stunned.
Sep 26, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Canadian Nemesis
I woke up early to beat my nemesis, Bob, to the good chair by the fire. He has never once beaten me by less than a comfortable margin, and he has never once looked like he was trying.
Sep 25, 2026 · 100 days — writing
Fresh Coffee
I could switch tables, I guess, but that just makes things awkward, and there's no guarantee the next one won't wobble. Better to stick with the known quantity and let the coffee clean the grout.
the shelves
- 100 Days — Writing39 · 13,127 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.