Interpretive illustration of an older laptop on a hospital table beside a nurse’s hand, with warm doorway light. The scene is imagined.

The Nurse Who Brought Me a Laptop

A nurse, a laptop, and somewhere to take the questions.

September 11, 2026 · 4 min · 762 words · Justin
The computer understood handwriting after you agreed to stop writing letters like a human.

90s Kid - Learning PalmPilot Graffiti

The computer understood handwriting after you agreed to stop writing letters like a human.

September 10, 2026 · 3 min · 556 words · Justin
Justin at a quiet midnight workbench

Still Building

A brain without a manual. A body with other plans.

September 10, 2026 · 27 min · 5716 words · Justin
Justin talking to his phone while an AI companion helps resolve a customer issue

Apparently, My Job Is Talking to My Phone Now

I run an IT business. Lately, getting things fixed feels suspiciously like having a conversation.

September 9, 2026 · 4 min · 735 words · Justin
One coin in your shoe was emergency communications infrastructure.

90s Kid - The Payphone Quarter

One coin in your shoe was emergency communications infrastructure.

September 9, 2026 · 3 min · 428 words · Justin
You had three seconds to turn your name into an entire free message.

90s Kid - The Collect Call Name

You had three seconds to turn your name into an entire free message.

September 8, 2026 · 3 min · 452 words · Justin
One office machine screamed into the phone and another slowly grew a warm paper copy.

90s Kid - The Fax Machine

One office machine screamed into the phone and another slowly grew a warm paper copy.

September 7, 2026 · 3 min · 557 words · Justin
Freedom meant walking into the yard while the call slowly dissolved into static.

90s Kid - The Cordless Phone With the Giant Antenna

Freedom meant walking into the yard while the call slowly dissolved into static.

September 6, 2026 · 3 min · 487 words · Justin
The listing you wanted was always one row above the screen and forty channels away from returning.

90s Kid - The TV Guide Channel

The listing you wanted was always one row above the screen and forty channels away from returning.

September 5, 2026 · 3 min · 452 words · Justin
Two buttons negotiated peace between the VCR heads and a movie recorded by somebody else's machine.

90s Kid - Adjusting the Tracking

Two buttons negotiated peace between the VCR heads and a movie recorded by somebody else’s machine.

September 4, 2026 · 3 min · 467 words · Justin