Hello and Happy New Year! I’m a new writer for The Shortform and want to introduce myself. I recently took a detour from software engineering to establish myself in writing and nonprofits, and am a Quora Top Writer and freelancer with publications in the New York Daily News, Smithsonian magazine, and The Daily Beast. On social media, I mostly write about technology, nature, and culture. I’m looking forward to being part of this community, and want to ask — what is one of the most interesting pieces you have written?

Longer introduction below.