i'm ewan — developer, writer, occasional poet. i build open-source ATProto tooling,
self-host most of my own infrastructure, and take commissions for things i'm actually
good at.

if any of that is useful or interesting to you, ko-fi.com/ewancroft
is where commissions live:

• poetry from £10
• short stories from £20
• SvelteKit websites from £100

everything's CC BY-SA 4.0. no NDAs, no nonsense.

tips are also welcome if you've got use out of anything i've made or written.
either way, cheers.

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You're scrolling the fediverse apps, wishing someone would post good news for once to turn this negativity voyage around.
Your eye snags on a post by this kitsune who seems to have your train of thought pretty much down pat. A way with words.
A trick of the mind written into the mere text of a federated microblog you almost could have overlooked, or so you thought. But something about its persuasive present tense and fourth wall annihilating attitude simultaneously perturbs, amuses and draws you in.
Perhaps this is the kind of writing style you've been looking for for a while.
Something that gets a hold of your imagination and takes it on a little dance. Neither too presumptive nor too robotic. No AI generated bullshit here, no, this one's the real thing - at last...
Hir credentials in writing and art would take a little searching until shi hands you a link to save you the hassle:
https://www.deviantart.com/dsdfox
What's this? An extended novel?
Magazine articles?
Design & artwork of various types?
#opentocommissions