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<p>Hello, I’m Quincy – a small business owner that values simplicity and thinking deeply.</p>
<p>I’m also a husband and pug dad that loves modernist design, reading, and watching horror movies.</p>
<p>This isn’t a niche or a monetized website. This site is purely personal, intended to be an outlet for me work out things I’m learning and thinking through. In short, I only write when I have something to say.</p>
<p>If you want to see what I'm doing right now, check out my <a href='/now'>"now"</a> page.</p>
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