I read.
Stephen King. Joe Hill. Grady Hendrix. Chuck Wendig. Stacy Willingham. Joe Abercrombie. Karin Slaughter. Matt Dinniman.
Off the clock / Marquis Nobles
A storyteller
who engineers.
Software architect at TED. Husband. Father of four boys. I build things for a living, and usually a few more when I get home.
The professional details
I write software the way some people write ghost stories.
Patient. A little obsessive. With the lights low.
01 / Home comes first
A life worth
building for.
I work from home. Low stress is medicine. It's how I stay healthy, and how I stay present for Torie and our boys.
That shapes the work, too. A small number of projects, a clear scope, and enough room to pay attention. I want the people working with me to know where things stand.
Make every day remarkable.
02 / The shelf
What feeds
the work.
I build.
Miniatures, painted at the kitchen table.
I grow.
A garden, in the Lowcountry heat. Tomatoes, blueberries, blackberries, peppers, and herbs.
I write.
The Obtainer, a novel in progress. Fantasy. Sci-fi. Slow, on purpose.
I watch.
Columbo. Just one more thing. Favorite episode: Columbo Goes to College.
I listen.
Something on a loop while I work.
The work playlist03 / Made in the open
Things I build
for other builders.
Small tools and shared patterns from the work.