Once a month · from Twentynine Palms
Write On
The Write On, Right Now Update is my monthly letter: longer stories, what I’m working on, and what’s happening out here in 29 Palms.
One letter a month. No pitch, no fluff. If it stops being worth your time, one click and you’re out.
What’s in an issue
Here’s what went out in October
Falling Forward, Failing Fantastically
- My word for 2026. Fluent, and what discernment has to do with it.
- Building fluently. What I’ve been building across my businesses and the nonprofits I’ve been lucky enough to serve.
- A story. What a visit to the Coalition for Responsible Community Development reminded me about building with, not around, a community.
- Building with AI. How I’m doing it, and why I think we should all build responsibly.
- Also on the blog. Three essays from the month, from judgment and discernment to what Black Week LA taught me.
Friends, it’s been a while since I had the chance to email you. Things have been busy on my side, and when I saw that my last email was sent in 2025, I had to pause.
Every issue ends with recommendations
October’s list
- Reading
- Cities of Salt · Capitalism for All · Interpretable Context Methodology
- Listening
- My October playlist: alternative R&B, deep soul, downbeat electronic, and timeless cuts
- Watching
- Lanterns · TYSON · The 25th Hour · X-Men ’97
- Audiobooks
- Dark Field Manifestation · The Sovereign Individual · Fundamentals of Enterprise Architecture · Writing Creative Nonfiction
Want something shorter?
Five for Friday starts in November
Five short things every Friday morning: what I’m reading, listening to, building, something from the desert, and a line I can’t stop thinking about. About two minutes to read. It’s a separate list, so sign up there if you want it too.