A one-person literary collective.

Despite the name, there’s no collective here. No secret council of poets. Just one guy writing poems and short stories, arguing with the voices in his head.

I spent over 30 years in IT, including 20 years building and running an IT services business. These days, I’m a poet and short fiction writer, writing what I want, how I want, without chasing trends.

Most days start early. Around 3 or 4 in the morning, before the city wakes up. That stretch of time feels like borrowed space, and it’s where most of my poetry and short stories begin.

Some pieces come together quickly. Others sit for a while, waiting to make sense. I don’t always know when something is finished. Usually it ends when my mind lets go of it.

I share shorter poems and micro-fiction on my Bluesky account, where I also host the #AmpersandAfterDark writing prompt.

This site is a curated collection of my poetry and short fiction. Pieces come and go over time.

I created Madp03t Labs as an independent publisher of my written work, and I also tag my photography under it. Being independent lets me keep full control over how the work is written, produced, and released.