Writing
Words
Fiction, essays, and criticism. Work in progress — everything here is something I actually wanted to say.
Essay
On Reading Contracts Like Novels
What happens when you bring a literary sensibility to legal documents — and vice versa.
March 2026
Fiction
The Witness
A short story about testimony, memory, and what courts ask us to believe.
January 2026
Essay
Precision as Style
Why the most important decision in any piece of writing is also the smallest: word choice.
November 2025
Essay
The Algorithm and the Judge
A reflection on automated decision-making in the legal system and what it reveals about judgment itself.
September 2025
Fiction
First Frost
A quiet story set at the end of a long summer.
August 2025
Essay
On Knitting and Code
Both knitting and programming are about pattern recognition, error-correction, and patience.
June 2025