Who Gets to Be the Hero?
On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees
I write about technology, community, and how the systems we build shape the people who live inside them.
I'm a software engineer, writer, and former music teacher living in Seattle. Over the past decade I've built web platforms, design systems, developer tools, and AI products. These days I'm increasingly interested in what happens after we build them: how institutions shape people, how communities endure, and what makes systems resilient.
Essays about technology, work, care, community, and the systems that shape ordinary life.
On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees
Why grit isn't enough
A mix of software and hands-on work—projects I've built that still feel worth sharing.
An experiment in mapping workplace stories into an interactive hive of related experiences, using AI embeddings to reveal recurring patterns in organizational life.
Data Visualization · 2025
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