Volt /and/ Fable
by Jack Backesin ⚔ Fiction
Volt /and/ Fable
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Complex characters navigating imaginative worlds. And occasional observational commentary programmer & author Jack Backes.
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About Jack Backes
Least useful engineer. Crafting relevant speculative short fiction. Writing a noir tech thriller about the Rust trait system. Making. Ex-LinkedIn. #buildinginpublic
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