Dili’s Journal 傾聽你的心 ― dedicated to the people that got me here.

Shadow Product

Somewhere in the early 2000s, a software engineer at a small avatar-chat startup watched six months of work evaporate. His team had built an elaborate system for importing contacts from other messaging networks – the whole product hinged on the assumption that people would want to chat with their existing friends using 3D avatars. They’d…

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Dying Forward

To Mrs. S. O. Adigun: my world of a school principal. Thank you, ma'am. [textblock…

20 February, 2026 Trade

Severance

To Chidi Nnadozie: a befitting first boss for a lifetime. "Was he free? Was…

21 January, 2026 Trade

The Emperor's New Complexion

To My Beige Kindred; love speaks from the heart. I love you, ALWAYS. "But…

4 January, 2026 Essay

Startup Mechanics

To Dear Nancy Von Stein Tuttle (and Garry): thank you for all your encouragement,…

30 December, 2025 Trade

What We Know

To Bianca Goetsch; thank you for the hero saves. "Doubt is not a pleasant…

26 December, 2025 Essay

Connective Trust

To Barbara Spohn; the angel in the storm. "In the end, we will remember…

15 December, 2025 Trade

Trust Channels

To Barbara Spohn; the angel in the storm. "It is more shameful to distrust…

15 December, 2025 Trade

Forgetting to Check

To Allie Thelen; I miss the happiness of your posts and sprawling family. "Meaninglessness…

27 November, 2025 Essay

The Chrysalis

To Laurie Amber Chandler; the purest and most noble of love. "Wúrà tó máa…

22 November, 2025 Essay

Building Something New

To Michael Vanni; thanks for the lifeline. "In theory, there is no difference between…

17 November, 2025 Trade

Commons

"Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly... Suddenly I awoke... Now,…

3 November, 2025 Essay

Cosmic Seasons

To Laura Mae Smith Wood; the delicate flower that lives forever. If Earth's rotation…

28 October, 2025 Essay

Pilgrim’s Heartbreak

To Paul and Susan Dimmick; the brief period with your family will always mean…

19 October, 2025 Essay

Undream

To Susan and Allen Scott; never enough words to love you. Ever wonder what…

15 September, 2025 Essay

Kaleidoscope

To Mary Rose Mbaezue; may your hiss echo through eternity. “Memories warm you up…

27 August, 2025 Essay

Ethereal

It's easy to romanticize a simpler life that one doesn't indulge continually. A life much like that…

24 August, 2015 Short

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