Considered Harmful
I now understand that there are so many kinds of errors, we cannot stamp them out by systematically eliminating everything that might be "considered harmful." I now understand enough about my propensity to err that I can accept it as a fact of life; I now can be convinced more easily of my fallicy when I have made a mistake. Indeed, I now strive energetically to find faults in my own work, even though it would be much easier to look for assurances that everything is OK. I now look forward to making (and correcting) hundreds of future errors as I write[.]
Literate Programming by Donald Knuth
1. Blog
This is straight-up blogging, amateur prose written quickly and with neither guiding stricture nor sober editing. I am going to tell it like it is, right from the heart.
"Rotary Dial" by Paul Ford
Many [view] blogging as civic engagement for themselves and their readers. As a practice of critical thinking, blogging provides the space for writers to work through ideas before the polish. It affords an enclave to challenge ideas and arguments before the work is complete.
Digital Black Feminism, Catherine Knight Steele
This is Preston's blog. It's a mix of travel, personal, and opinion pieces. Caveat lector!
2. Short Fiction
Here's some of my short fiction; I know that these pieces are preliminary and immature, but I enjoy writing them. I have tried to resist the temptation to continue editing the stories after they're done, so I can't endorse all of the choices of style or usage I made when I wrote them. I have, however, taken the liberty of correcting blatant typographic errors.
3. Technical
This is Preston's writing site: all my techincal projects are hosted at https://git.sr.ht/.