Welcome

This is where I am building in public.

I am an inconsistent blogger, but I am beginning to write more. My substack is where I will be putting my best, most accessible, content, but a great deal more will end up published here.

Why is this site called Seven and Seven Years?

If I am awake, you can find me on X (formerly Twitter (now X)). (DMs open.)

Signals and countersignals in blog formatting

Ruminations on some blogs whose design I like, and how to make a blog that people want to read.

2024-04-04 · in meta

Finding your voice

Why writing "whatever you're on about" is more novel and useful than you think.

2024-03-21 · in life

Surrendering email

Email was designed for a different era, and as the internet has grown, email has become painful and frustrating for most users.

Roasting Sci-Fi Authors

An off-the-cuff thread roasting sci-fi authors' weaknesses turns into some reflections on my relationship with the genre.

2024-02-27 · in fun