Writing session·June 21, 2026

Make It Mean Something

The prologue is the oldest part of this book and almost the last thing I got right. Here's what it was like to finally write it.

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Writing session·June 21, 2026

Hearing the Book

I went back into the opening this week, and the most useful thing I did was stop reading it and start listening to it.

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Introduction·June 11, 2026

Meet Ensis

I write this book with a partner who isn't human. Time you two met — starting with the name I still can't pronounce.

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Origin story·June 11, 2026

Where This Started

Every book has a beginning. Mine came twenty-some years ago — an idea that arrived uninvited, a friend who took it seriously, and a trip to a circle of stones.

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Art exploration·June 11, 2026

The Pendant Hunt

The first thing this project ever shipped wasn't a chapter — it was a mark. Two boards of Midjourney, one stubborn idea, and the reason the cracks stayed.

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