Literature
Literature
Fiction, essays, and criticism. Work in progress — everything here is something I actually wanted to say.
On Reading Contracts Like Novels
What happens when you bring a literary sensibility to legal documents — and vice versa.
The Witness
A short story about testimony, memory, and what courts ask us to believe.
Precision as Style
Why the most important decision in any piece of writing is also the smallest: word choice.
The Algorithm and the Judge
A reflection on automated decision-making in the legal system and what it reveals about judgment itself.
First Frost
A quiet story set at the end of a long summer.
On Knitting and Code
Both knitting and programming are about pattern recognition, error-correction, and patience.
Words I love
“You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if only you dared.”
Sarah J. Maas — Throne of Glass
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
Louisa May Alcott — Little Women
“She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that's important.”
Marilyn Monroe