Long-form journal

Stories

Essays and personal stories about ordinary days, useful work, places seen slowly, and the things that stay in mind.

A quiet street in China after rainfall

Life

The Street After the Rain

A slow afternoon, a bowl of hot noodles, and the small changes rain brings to an ordinary street.

Vendors and shoppers at a neighborhood market in China

Photography

Before the Market Wakes

At half past six, the vegetable sellers are already arranging the day into neat green rows.

Everyday life along a narrow street in China

Travel

A Window Seat South

Notes from a train: low clouds, wet fields, and towns that appear for only a few seconds.

A busy food stall in a neighborhood street

Teaching

What Children Notice First

A few things I have learned from teaching art without telling children what their pictures should become.

Small independent shops along a street in China

Design

Small Tools, Good Company

Why I still enjoy making modest web tools that solve one problem and then stay out of the way.