At the intersection of systems, strategy, and story

My take on the /now page. Last updated August 2025.
(For a professional bio, please see my consulting website.)

Working

Director of Strategic Initiatives at Transgender Strategy Center
Founder & Principal at Succinct Strategies

Writing

Mostly essays and zines. I have a newsletter again, after ghosting my Substack in 2023 for reasons. My book There Are No Rules for a Pregnant Trans Body is available for purchase!

Creating

Better Metaphors Studio, a place for writers to finish and sell small things

Just starting to make

Finish small things, a mentored independent study in creative enoughness (which requires audacity!)
Risktaking for Overthinkers, a workbook

Learning more about

HTML & CSS
Typography

Reading

The Real World of Technology, by Ursula Franklin

Tools I'm finding helpful

Obsidian (especially with Sync and Bases)
Supernote Nomad (how I make my digital zines)
Pop!_OS (yes, I use Linux now!)

Metaphors I'm thinking about

Ways to talk about gender transition that don't reference changing or not matching
What even is email these days?

I'm interested in

Appearing on more podcasts
Possibly having my own podcast?
Hearing about your zine or micropublished work
Being paid to talk about grants strategy and/or LGBTQ+ primary care systems design
Thinking about unsung but historically important administrators, like Walter of Pontoise and Yelü Chucai