About

My name is Richard Herndon, and this is a website where I will put whatever I want.

I’ve found that I tend to feel most fulfilled when at least a little bit of my time and energy is spent on things we might call “creative”—blogging, practicing photography, making games, producing videos, even just doodling. In spite of knowing this about myself for a very long time, the only thing I’ve really been able to make a habit of is falling out of the habit of creating. Life gets a little busy for a few months at a time, or I get scared of sharing something I don’t think is perfect, or I lose interest in one hobby in favor of another, and when I realize that I’ve left another thing half-done, I shamefully toss it in the pile of memories labeled “Evidence That I’m a Failure Who Really Ought to Stop Pretending to Be Creative.”

I’m tired of this pattern, and that’s why this site now exists. I’ve designed it, and my process for contributing to it, with minimal ornament and (hopefully) minimal pretense. It is here to be a place where I can share without pressure, where I can put what I’m working on whether it’s perfect or not, where I can post something half-done and see it as evidence that I’m a person who tried something.