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Moving to Astro (with AI doing the heavy lifting)

Say what you will about coders and AI-slop, but porting code between frameworks is actually a great use case for generative AI.

Poem type for Creative Works in Schema

I proposed this addition to the Schema Bib Extend Community Group in 2015, and then fell off following the discussion. I probably wasn't the first, but I wrote the proposed schema itself. Turns out,

Just a note: I made the move from Nuxt to Astro, and in the process dusted off a few things around here. I’ll do a more detailed writeup soon. If things are breaking, do a hard refresh.

Other People's Email

Permafrost Magazine — Non-fiction

I get lots of other people's email, but this time was different. This is the first non-fiction I've published, about scams, relationships, and private communication on the public internet.

The Rules of Fear

Now that I'm an adult, you'd think the logic of my rules would be more complete, but the logic remains the same.

I Don't Understand Poetry

I must admit something, and it's embarrassing: I don't understand a lot of poetry... On paper, I've got all the tools I need. Then why do I feel like such a confounded failure?

On Feeling Alive

This is the promise of van-life. To live bold so that every moment feels, if not planned, deliberate. Earned. Well spent. Alive.

On Forgetting

There are some memories we think we'll never forget. And that may be true, especially of life's defining moments. A first kiss. A winning shot. Famously, the first time experiencing ice. How could we ever let them go?

A RedMonk Conversation: Documenting the Alternative Cloud

RedMonk — Documentation

I sat down with KellyAnn Fitzpatrick of RedMonk to discuss documentation and the alternative cloud. At Linode, we are a very public documentation team: we work in the open on GitHub using Docs as

Notes on a Living Room

Bridge Eight — Poetry

Selected Poems

Prick of the Spindle — Poetry

Issue 8, Spring/Summer 2015.

For the Nude Descending the Stairs Towards Me

Barely South Review — Poetry

Winner, Tampa Bay Hotel / Plant Hall Beautiful-Weird-Cool-Spooky Old Place Writing Contest

University of Tampa

Finalist, Norton Girault Poetry Prize

Old Dominion University

Aunty Marcy

Digital Americana — Poetry

Published under Leroy van Stets.

ASPEC Mason Daly Poetry Award

Eckerd College

India

India

January 2008

The West Coast

The West Coast

California for the moment