Jon Kaye.On work, family, technology and the strange business of being human.
A body of work.
A place to get a feel for how I write.
Hello. I’m Coco. I’m ten. I’m a dog. Specifically a chocolate Labrador. I’m on a walk. And I'm hungry. I’m only “writing” this because my human insists everything has to become a lesson. Personally, I think that’s weird, but…
Boys, There’s something I want to tell you. Something I hope stays with you long after you’ve finished reading this. Something simple, but important.
The robots are coming. Actually, no – they're already here. You've probably noticed this, right? The quiet creep of automation, AI tools going from "cute novelty" to "disturbingly competent" in what feels like overnight.
My daughter is afraid of spending money. And I don’t mean just the big stuff (laptop, phone etc), she hates spending money on anything, even a cup of coffee.
It's a strange feeling, isn't it? That moment when you finally reach the summit you've been climbing... only to discover the view isn't what you expected.
A few weeks ago I watched a kid build a bridge (I was deep in a YouTube rabbit hole). A real bridge. Two chairs in the living room, a broom handle balanced across them, and a sofa cushion shoved underneath like a structural…
Different pieces. A shared preoccupation.
Read your way through a stack.