Writing & Publications

Writing

One book and four Substacks. Different subjects, different readers. I keep them separate on purpose.

Long-form work

BookEuphoria UnleashedThe history, culture, artists and science of trance musicA researched history of trance: where it came from, the scenes and artists that carried it and what research can explain about its effects on listeners.Visit Euphoria Unleashed

By subject

The security and technology threads from First Order (opens in a new tab) are organized into three topic pages: security leadership, AI and LLM security and incident response.

Publications

First OrderSubstackLeadership, cybersecurity and decision-makingI write about leading security teams and making decisions in complicated technical environments. For chief information security officers, security engineers and the executives who fund the work.Visit First Order

MorphicSubstackExploratory writing and systems-level thinkingEssays that don't belong anywhere else. Systems thinking, half-formed ideas and things I'm still working out.Visit Morphic

ZenOne MusicSubstackProcess notes and long-form writing about electronic musicNotes from making the music: production decisions, sound design and the slow business of figuring out what you actually sound like.Visit ZenOne Music

Unbroken BondSubstackEstrangement, parental alienation and ambiguous lossWriting about estrangement, parental alienation and loss without clear closure. It comes from my own experience. I try to write with restraint rather than heat.Visit Unbroken Bond