The Descent

Essays on the work of becoming.

I write about the intersection of ambition, identity, and what it costs to build something that lasts. Not content. Not productivity tips. Essays, in the old sense of the word — attempts.

Published weekly on Substack, where the conversation happens.

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What The Descent Is

Most writing about building a career or a creative life falls into one of two traps: it's either relentlessly optimistic or performatively dark. The Descent is neither. It's an honest account of what it actually costs to do serious work — and what makes it worth doing anyway.

The essays are long. They are specific. They assume you are an intelligent adult who doesn't need to be managed.

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Recent Essays

You Don't Even Understand What Understand Means The Help You Don't Know You Need The Dark Wood: You Didn't Wander In — You Woke Up There

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