hey ✌ i'm eli

a story-teller by trade, creative problemmaker   solver, techno-pagan and aspiring propagandist.For ~10 years I have worked with individuals, brands, and orgs of any scale to make stories that deeply connects with their desired audience and inspires them to action.

person centered
creative production

human's are a species that have always used stories to connect to one another and the world around them.Today's market for user attention has changed 'how' and 'where' people hear their stories, making the act of authentic representation through story-telling a complicated task.

You have to strike a nerve. That's the feeling that gets people moving.

meaningful connections have the ability to go beyond the superficial, transactional ideas we've grown numb to,but the way needs to be paved with vulnerability and transparency.

Stories have the power to ignite our empathy and remind us of our shared humanity.

- Malala yousafzai

More about me.

Hey y'all, I'm eli.     I'm a creative, father, leftist, techno-pagan and aspiring propagandist based out of ⚜STL⚜.  I have a blog that you should check out sometime.When i'm not at my desk, I'm usually tearing apart some old electronics, taking photos, or crawling around in the woods.

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my common place

Today's market has made access to quality content production almost impossible for those who, from my experience, have the most interesting and important stories to tell.

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"work shmerk" ☕︎

- my dad

Today's market has made access to quality content production almost impossible for those who, from my experience, have the most interesting and important stories to tell.

Modernity has again pitted man vs. machine in a contest of complexity and throughput;but when those aspects start to become the only goals for the content, something starts to feel off. Probably because...

...this game has always been about about communicating for the soul;

Which seems to be a resource that 'life' alone has exclusive access too.

like what you see? lets talk ☎

ey...i think i got
what your lookin for

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I'm a creative, and I've used a good number of the mainstream options available to us for doing our work.I create tools that attempt to fill voids that I've seen in what's already available.

free stuff

I would've only made it as far as I have had it not been for the thankless efforts of those who produced foss code and software

syncd

An attempt to resurrect the original synce infrastructure for modern unix devices.

  • decompress and view epub files in horizontal or vertical orientations

  • capture highlights and annotations, with markdown exporting

  • Currently only supports rapi1 devices.

supported by linux and macos

Win-MD

a traditional wysiwyg markdown editor built with modern quality of life features

supports Windows CE 3.0 devices

celibre

a Calibre port to windows embedded 3.0 that can:

  • decompress and view epub files in horizontal or vertical orientations

  • capture highlights and annotations, with markdown exporting

  • all of this writes with sqlite3, enabling for bidirectional syncing between the user's device and a preexisting instance of Calibre.

supports Windows CE 3.0 devices

md.me

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Win-MD

a traditional wysiwyg markdown editor built with modern quality of life features

supports Windows CE 3.0 devices

stuff you gotta pay for

I would've only made it as far as I have had it not been for the thankless efforts of those who produced foss code and software

wall-flowers

a traditional wysiwyg markdown editor built with modern quality of life features

'big dumb empty parking-lots'

2026 ed.

a traditional wysiwyg markdown editor built with modern quality of life features

coming soon

linkgist
md.me tuia visual interface for md.me running in your terminal
coming soonAE expression manager

A huge elephant in the room is always going to be the cost and the honest answer is that it's always going to depend.I hope that by being transparent about that existing flexibility lowers the barrier of entry for people needing quality visual story-telling.So tell me, are you:

a typical project for an individual

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billablecostgist
exploritoryfreeWhere we decide what were doing
my youtubeNeal Stephenson 
githubmy public git repo 
gumroad shopwhere I keep all my digital products 

streetroots inc.

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billablecostgist
exploritoryfreeWhere we decide what were doing
my youtubeNeal Stephenson 
githubmy public git repo 
gumroad shopwhere I keep all my digital products 

Piece of cake bakery, pdx

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billablecostgist
exploritoryfreeWhere we decide what were doing
my youtubeNeal Stephenson 
githubmy public git repo 
gumroad shopwhere I keep all my digital products 

medical service promotion

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billablecostgist
exploritoryfreeWhere we decide what were doing
my youtubeNeal Stephenson 
githubmy public git repo 
gumroad shopwhere I keep all my digital products 

resident content production

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billablecostgist
exploritoryfreeWhere we decide what were doing
my youtubeNeal Stephenson 
githubmy public git repo 
gumroad shopwhere I keep all my digital products 

Hey I'm eli

Thanks for stopping by!I'm a creative, father, leftist, techno-pagan and aspiring propagandist based out of ⚜STL⚜.  I have a blog that you should check out sometime.

my own s#!%

linkgist
the blogWhere I post all of my own writing
my youtubeMy public video content
githubmy public git repo
pixelfedmy photo portfolio
gumroad shopwhere I keep all my digital products
linkedinif you really need it

referring creatives

linkgist
Jane Lindseygraphic design
Andrew Janneyvideo production
Will Davissocial media managment
Mike InschoIllustration & concept artwork
Megan Wallin kerthCopy and ghost writing

resources i share all the time

linkgist
Carrd.coWhere this site is built and a great, affordable 'WYSIWYG' entry level web editor that gives you some access to the backend knobs
placeholderNeal Stephenson
placeholdermy public git repo

you're a real one