My name is Lewis. I am also known as Leafuw and quietfanatic. I am a self-directed programmer and a recent graduate of Westmont College.

Sometimes I write things that are too long for social media, and this is where I put them. This site is all static HTML compiled by a Perl script and managed by a git repository. There is no comment system because I don't want one. If you want to contact me, please either find me on Mastodon or send an email to lewis at wall dot org.

Below are some of the latest posts.


Fiction: My Password 2016-03-24 #fiction #programming

A: Could you do me a favor?

B: Sure, what is it?

A: In my father's stuff he left behind, was there a note or something that had something like a password on it?

B: You mean your password, the one to your, uh...

A: Yes.

B: I thought you said before that you shouldn't know it, that it's dangerous. You could hurt yourself.

A: Yes, but I just can't stand it any more. I want to know. I think it's time.

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Fiction: The Cursed Stone 2016-03-03 #fiction

Every time I try to get rid of it, it comes back. I can throw it at a lake, but it curves around in the air like a boomerang, and settles, gently, back into my hand. I can put it in the trash but it pops right back out. I once buried it five miles away, but when I got home it was sitting on my desk.[read more...]


I Am Afraid of Failure 2014-12-07 #whatever

My name is quietfanatic, and I am afraid of failure.

It's not really about people seeing my failures. Rather, I fear that if I fail at something, it'll be a waste of the time I spent trying.

Time I could have been spending on The Masterpiece.[read more...]


Migraines Are Weird 2013-11-06 #whatever

From time to time I get migraines. Most people know them as a severe headache that's sensitive to light and sound, but they can have a whole host of strange symptoms as well. My migraines do not hurt very much, thankfully, but they can get weird sometimes. Here is a non-exhaustive list of things that can happen while I have a migraine; I only get a few of these at once.[read more...]


Programming Is the Act Of... 2013-11-04 #programming

An Alternative Operator Precedence Rule 2013-10-25 #programming

Evolving My Website 2013-10-18 #web #programming

An ASM Monad 2013-10-15 #programming #haskell