03 — Stories

Stories

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

Lifenotes: Spring Weight

Sydney has tipped into spring.

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Holding it all, gently

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

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The Great Reimagination: Governance After Work

From Imagination to Infrastructure: Building Governance That Lasts

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On The Hierarchy of Clouds - A Book

Chapter One: Altostratus

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The Street Doesn’t Remember You

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

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The Beautiful Graveyard of Imagination

On making imagination last

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Still Somewhere in Between

It’s that time again.

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Democracy Was Never Ours

Democracy came to us as a room.

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

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

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Life Notes: Back in the land of long shadows

It’s strange being back.

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On Cities That Steer Themselves

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

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Before we plant anything

A few questions to see if trust is already here

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On Letting the City Grow Without Us at the Center

A small zine exploring some key elements

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The Fire Is Already Here

I want to tell you a story.

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The relational Governance field guide

Seeing power differently. Before it’s too late.

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Life Notes: A different kind of season

This one feels different.

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Post-Human Governance: Organising Beyond the Individual

Building from stewardship toward relational systems of power

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Life Notes: Six Months, Still Here

Six months in, still circling the big questions

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Above us only soil

A zine about rooftops, trust and tiny systems

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