I am participating in the Inkhaven Writer’s Residency for April 2026 in fabulous Berkeley, California. It is a unique program in which Residents are required to output one 500+ word post per day for 30 days. If we miss even 1 day, we will be removed from the program.
The residency is close to an end. I won’t lie, it’s been very different than I imagined. I’ve written zero short stories and I’ve picked up many new interests. But I am glad that I am here. It’s a shame that it’s coming to an end soon… but at the same time I’m simultaneously quite burnt out.
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“Carrier’s Lien” — A sci-fi microfic concerning commodities market scams.
“Root (2018) and the Principles of Asymmetric Wargame Design” — A game design essay that has sold at least one copy!
“Lords of the Mine” — You can skip this one.
“Novelbrained” — An explanation on why you can skip #3.
“Hot tip for good debating” — Sit your white ass down and listen.
“SLEEPING PILLS” — You will surely not regret taking 8-10 sleeping pills.
"Why I'm Banned from r/Feminism" — Wokeness to an arrogant fault?
“Two Flags for Our Species” — The human flag should represent Humanity.
“One Week in the Rat Farm” — Bonus diarypost about Lighthaven and vibes.“Checking my Privilege” — Am I really that Privileged? (Kinda, yeah.)
“The Road to Tau Ceti is Paved With Good Intentions” — A review of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Aurora (2015).
“Your Fantasy Army Makes No Sense” — A guide to bad fantasy warfare.
“Exam” — The last day in the life.
“Is this place a cult?” — Bonus reflection on Lighthaven as a place.“Bad Planet Design (Part 1) - Geography” — Hoth bad, Mecatol Rex good.
“10 Things I Learned in University” — Data, ideas, lentils, love.
“What the Hell is Gen Z Stare?” — Lamentations from an elder Zoomer.
“You don't have to say 'I'm good, how are you?'” — Just say one word.
"What is this blog about?" — A halfway reflection point.
“Why I’m still Catholic*” — No, I’m not owning the atheist cucks.
“Why am I sleeping so well lately?” — Looking at what’s changed in April.
“There will be no Pacific War! (Part 1)” — The first in an epistolary alt history.
“Slop is good food!” — A compass for the future of slop-nutrition.
“You’re using the word ‘Symbiosis’ wrong” — Notes from a tired ecologist.
“On the Inkhaven Prestige Pin” — Some perverse Inkhaven incentives.
“Thoughts on AI Safety Megagame Design” — Thanks Mr. Phoenix!
“An open thank-you to 12 people” — The most sentimental I’ll ever be.
“Three cheap meals” — Poverty cooking with Philip.
“My 8 best Tweets, as voted by you” — Each one better than the last.
“Let me live in the pod!” — We should build uni dorms for adults.
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My attendance at Inkhaven was made possible with support from Lightcone Infrastructure Inc. and Jonathan Chiang. Thank you!