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Notes from the workshop

Thinking out loud about ownership, local-first software, and the people building their own tools.

Two hands cupping a chipped hand-thrown stoneware mug of milky tea, resting on a soft cream wool blanket beside an open paperback and a sage cushion — an object made for one specific person, held by that person.
Accessibility

Software that finally bends to your brain

Why real accessibility isn't a settings menu. It's a starting point.

4 min read

An open notebook on a linen-covered windowsill in soft morning light, a hand-written list of monthly subscription costs with several items struck through and a total at the bottom, beside a stoneware cup of black coffee and a fresh fig.
Finance

The $200 you stop paying every month

A subscription-detox diary. One swap-out at a time. Real math.

4 min read

A small wooden desk by an autumn window with a half-closed laptop, a notebook open to handwritten notes, a glass mug of herbal tea, a sage cardigan draped over the chair, and a trailing pothos plant in a terracotta pot — a calm, settled-in afternoon workspace.
Women in Tech

The quiet way women are learning to code

You don't have to become a developer to stop being afraid of the terminal.

5 min read

An open notebook on a linen-covered table by a garden window, hand-drawn pencil sketches of an app wireframe across both pages, beside a stoneware mug of black coffee, an open jar of jam, and a buttery croissant on a speckled plate — a Saturday morning writing session.
Creators

The weekend you ship your first spec

What writing a blueprint teaches you about the work you already do.

5 min read

A leather-bound journal closed with a velvet ribbon bookmark on a wooden writing desk, a brass fountain pen with the cap off resting beside it, a half-tucked handwritten letter peeking from underneath, lit by warm amber candlelight — a private, evening writing scene.
Privacy

Your journal shouldn't live on someone else's server

On the quiet cost of renting space, in other people's buildings, for your most private thoughts.

5 min read