The Substack Experience

The Landlord Just Moved the Furniture

A Studio Note on Substack changes, borrowed ground, and the strange art of arranging a creative space inside someone else’s platform.

Jun 16 • Kirenya

Before Sending It to Everyone

Makari. There is a button that says Send to everyone now, and the body reads it as larger than a button. Makari follows the moment when craft confidence…

Apr 20 • Kirenya

The Ground Beneath the Rooms

Makari • Before the Draft Begins Again – Part 6. All of this architecture sits inside a platform poured by other hands. This is what it means to build…

Apr 13 • Kirenya

On the Fear of Misrecognition

A studio note on authorship, tool use, and the fear of being read too quickly. The deeper question is not whether tools touched the work, but whether…

Apr 12 • Kirenya

Notes from a Slow Beginning

These notes trace a quiet arc through slow growth, private interpretation, visible reach, and the small moments that changed the temperature of the…

Apr 9 • Kirenya

Still Unfolding

The Pattern Begins to Show

Apr 8 • Kirenya

The House on Borrowed Ground

Makari • Before the Draft Begins Again – Part 5. There is a thought that kept arriving at the edges of this series. After four pieces about building…

Apr 6 • Kirenya

The Practice of Finishing

Makari • Before the Draft Begins Again – Part 4. Design gives you the halo. Implementation gives the studio its floor. This is about the specific…

Mar 30 • Kirenya

The Body’s Role in Architecture

Makari • Before the Draft Begins Again – Part 3. The nervous system flagged this decision before the mind caught up. This is what happens when a small…

Mar 23 • Kirenya

What Tags Can’t Hold

Makari • Before the Draft Begins Again – Part 2. Tags connect. Rooms hold. This is the practical and emotional case for why a multi-voice studio needs…

Mar 16 • Kirenya

A New Rhythm for Image Notes

Mar 11 • Kirenya

The Question That Started the Spiral

Makari • Before the Draft Begins Again – Part 1. A small decision about platform tags opened something larger. This is what happens when an…

Mar 9 • Kirenya

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