The journal.
- 4 min readJul 02, 2026I Don't Know If I'm an Expat or Just Someone Who Never Went Home
I've been alive for 44 years. I took a moment recently to trace where those years went. Geographically, I mean. And the result genuinely confuses me even now. B…
- 3 min readJun 30, 2026Rebranding Story Brew for Further Scalability
A while back, I started Story Brew. Simple concept: I record bedtime stories for English learners at the B1–B2 level and put them on Spotify and YouTube. No AI…
- 4 min readJun 29, 2026Did I Fall Into a Builder’s Rabbit Hole With Claude AI?
I used to roll my eyes at the "ship fast, worry about the rest later" crowd. I'd seen enough startup graveyards. Full of solo devs and indie hackers who built i…
- 4 min readJun 28, 2026Is Traditional Consulting a Dying Industry?
For years, I've been consulting mostly quietly, in the background. For startups, SMEs, and high-net-worth individuals. I genuinely enjoyed it. The cases, the ch…
- 3 min readJun 26, 2026I Built an Entire OS Dashboard for My Needs
Subscription fatigue is real, especially when you're juggling multiple projects, hopping between tools that each do one thing and require a separate login, a se…
- 3 min readJun 25, 2026Progress Update #2: A Mess Became Clarity
At the beginning of May, I decided to step away from all of it. The blogging, the podcasting, the bedtime story recordings . I needed a break, and sometimes tha…
- 4 min readJun 24, 2026I did more in 30 days with Claude than I did in a year.
I've been on a long, slow struggle. What to do, where to look, how to calibrate myself, all while dealing with some personal issues and clearing up the wreckage…
- 3 min readJun 23, 2026I built a doc writing app that’s tailored to my vision. (now in BETA)
It's been a while since I posted, and I'm sharing a progress update this week. But I am back after focusing on building the first application of my…
- 4 min readApr 30, 2026Going to Experiment With Ridiculous Apps
I don't know how to code. I want to get that out of the way right now. I've made three attempts at building a note-taking app for language learners. Nothing fla…