I've been building a book about a detective who believes everything has a rational explanation, and I've dropped him into a world where magic is real on the first page. The detective is the Scarecrow. That's the joke underneath the whole thing — he isn't an outsider who wanders into Oz skeptical of it. He's … Continue reading The Rules Behind the Magic
Hold the Thread
If my past self walked in and watched me work now, he'd think I'd lost my mind. On a normal afternoon I've got three or four conversations with AI running at once, each one chewing on a different problem. While they work, I'm answering email, checking back with people I owe an answer, reviewing something … Continue reading Hold the Thread
The Room That Knew What I Knew
I found an old Toastmasters competition video of myself the other night. Watching old video of myself is its own small torture — you're looking at a former version, and you can see everything he doesn't know yet. It's like watching a younger sibling do the thing. But I'll say it plainly: it was a … Continue reading The Room That Knew What I Knew
When Nothing Comes
7-40 Challenge | Round 5 Day 8 Creativity isn't a hobby for me. It's close to the center of who I am — the thing I'd still be doing if nobody ever read a word of it. Which is exactly why the nights it won't come feel like more than a bad night. I sit … Continue reading When Nothing Comes
The Room I Don’t Walk Into
7-40 Challenge | Round 5 Day 7 I've spent this year trying to be one person. Not one person at work and another at home. Not a version for the office, a version for church, a version for my family. Same guy everywhere. Part of that is conviction — I don't want to play games … Continue reading The Room I Don’t Walk Into
