Oct 7How to Surf a Hurricane, Chapter 3I’m writing a solarpunk heist novel and publishing a chapter every week. New here? Here’s chapter 1 and chapter 2. Chapter 3: Victoria of the Sea, The End “UNBELIEVABLE!” Victoria roared like a typhoon in the tiny office. As an ex-extreme athlete and solo mother, she didn’t have the time or patience for incompetence. “You mean to tell…Solarpunk6 min readSolarpunk6 min read
Sep 27How to Surf a Hurricane, Chapter 2I’m writing a heist novel in a solarpunk / hopeful climate scifi setting. Here’s the draft of the second chapter (here’s the first chapter if you missed it)— let me know what you think in the comments! I’ll be publishing a new chapter each week: Anne of the Salt Marsh, The Rising Tide Izzie was lying in her…Climate13 min readClimate13 min read
Sep 20How to Surf a Hurricane, Chapter 1I’m writing a heist novel in a solarpunk / climate scifi setting. Here’s the draft of the first chapter (and second and third chapters) Chapter 1: Miki the Snowchaster, The Installation A helicopter hovered on the edge of a mountain cliff as the first snow of the season started to drift down. There was nowhere to land…Climate20 min readClimate20 min read
May 25Some notes on sleeping betterSleep is a key part of staying healthy and sharp, and yet it’s so hard to do right — or at least it has been for me. While everyone’s journey to feeling well-rested is different, these are tactics that have worked for me: 🚶Move it for 30 minutes a day…Sleep2 min readSleep2 min read
Apr 24But are you an electric biker?This Earth Day, I volunteered at a tent offering free electric bikes rides and learned something fascinating: Almost all ebikes are sold to people who already ride manual bikes. Which is crazy if you think about it. …Bikes2 min readBikes2 min read
Nov 30, 2022Announcing the MakerHouse Residency for Summer 2023UPDATE: The Residency is now closed for applications. We’re excited to share the Residents and their projects in the coming months! MakerHouse Pittsburgh is excited to announce our new Residency Program, launching Summer 2023! MakerHouse is an intentional community of makers in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. …Makerhouse2 min readMakerhouse2 min read
Apr 23, 2022A Framework for the Future: SustainAbilityAn optimistic approach to our future — Climate Crisis Anxiety is real The news is constantly flooded with stories of disaster. Feeling like everything’s on fire erodes our ability to focus on how we can help. Although there are a lot of challenges ahead, we can still adapt and build a future worth getting excited about. …Earth Day2 min readEarth Day2 min read
Apr 21, 2022MakerHouse’s Overkill Network SetupHere at Maker House, “overkill” is our middle name. In this episode of overkill, we’ll be sharing our state-of-the-art home networking setup — and how you can set up something similar for yourself. What can our software do?Makerhouse3 min readMakerhouse3 min read
Mar 22, 2022Don’t Buy Stocks — Buy TheseWith inflation for energy at over 25%, and general inflation nearly 8%, holding cash is a surefire way to throw away all of your hard work. Your first reaction might be to invest your cash in the market — but you should only do that as a last resort. …Personal Finance2 min readPersonal Finance2 min read
Dec 28, 2021Member-onlyMaker.House Impact ReportIf you care about the environment, you’ve hopefully looked at ways to reduce your impact. Now that Mkr.house has been operating for a year, we can see how the impact of living in a shared, energy efficient setting compares to the US average: Shelter MakerHouse was built with sustainability in mind…Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
