Now
05 Feb 2026
* Added an interview section to this site.
* Quotidian Bagatelle officially launched and has been going well enough that I launched
Blogging
A collaborative linkblog
I’ve long had this idea that The Independent Variable would eventually become a more collaborative/collective linkblog à la
Now
29 Sep 2025
* Building out my new portfolio and blog site (this place right here)
* Old version: https://akevcalled.quest
* Also built out
Politics
The revolution will not be optimized
The revolution was supposed to start at 9:00 AM sharp, but someone forgot the coffee. Now we’re all
Work
First day of the next two years of my life
Well the time has come… I’m working again!
Since signing the two year contract with my first client as
Personal
Expectations
Don’t have them.
Blogging
A desire to create
I’m not an artist, writer, designer, or photographer—nor have I ever been any good at those things.
The
Politics
Silence makes us complicit
There’s been a discussion—to put it mildly—happening within the indieweb circles I follow closely. I haven’t
Blogging
How to build a successful publication in 2024
Here is my step-by-step guide to Build a Successful Publication in 20241.
📉 Reduce Costs
* Start by using a free platform
Politics
Collective amnesia and nightmares
I don’t know what’s happening to the world. How quickly it seems people can forget an insurrection or
Work
I hate my career
Wow. I hate how negative my new personal blog has become, but I’ve been in a professional rut lately
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