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Now · updated September 2026

What I’m doing now.

What I’m doing now.

A now page is a short answer to “what are you up to?”, updated whenever it stops being true.

A now page is a short answer to “what are you up to?”, updated whenever it stops being true.

Writing

Writing

Part three of Notes from a Small Studio, about saying no to good work. It is taking longer than the other two, which probably means it matters more.

Working on

Working on

Two client projects, both about making complicated software feel calm: a scheduling tool for a clinic in Porto and the settings pages of a note-taking app.

Reading

Reading

The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin, again, and a small book on the history of Portuguese tiles that I found in a shop in Graça.

Not doing

Not doing

New client work until January. Conferences. Anything with a leaderboard.

Where

Where

Lisbon, mostly at a desk by a window that faces a very steep street. Most afternoons end at the café at the tram stop.

A letter every other Sunday: one essay, three notes, nothing else.

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© 2026 Mara Ellison · written in Lisbon

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A letter every other Sunday: one essay, three notes, nothing else.

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© 2026 Mara Ellison · written in Lisbon

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