03 — Stories

Stories

Writing, thinking out loud, and longer-form pieces from Substack.

Lifenotes: Spring Weight

Sydney has tipped into spring.

Holding it all, gently

I haven’t written one of these in a while.

The Great Reimagination: Governance After Work

From Imagination to Infrastructure: Building Governance That Lasts

On The Hierarchy of Clouds - A Book

Chapter One: Altostratus

The Street Doesn’t Remember You

Sydney, cycling and the civic body we’re trying to rebuild

The Beautiful Graveyard of Imagination

On making imagination last

Still Somewhere in Between

It’s that time again.

Democracy Was Never Ours

Democracy came to us as a room.

Governance as a Living System: Towards a Future We Can Design

The intermittent rains of recent weeks have touched the streets of Sydney.

Life Notes: Back in the land of long shadows

It’s strange being back.

On Cities That Steer Themselves

Tracing the lines of grief, care and collective power through Mexico City’s cycling transformation

Before we plant anything

A few questions to see if trust is already here

On Letting the City Grow Without Us at the Center

A small zine exploring some key elements

The Fire Is Already Here

I want to tell you a story.

The relational Governance field guide

Seeing power differently. Before it’s too late.

Life Notes: A different kind of season

This one feels different.

Post-Human Governance: Organising Beyond the Individual

Building from stewardship toward relational systems of power

Life Notes: Six Months, Still Here

Six months in, still circling the big questions

Above us only soil

A zine about rooftops, trust and tiny systems