Og (pronounced Auggie) Maciel
@ogmaciel.bsky.social
YA/F Author - The Big Score, I. C. Q. https://www.amazon.com/author/ogmaciel
Book enthusiast - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7762080.Og_Maciel
Software Engineer - https://github.com/omaciel
Book enthusiast - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7762080.Og_Maciel
Software Engineer - https://github.com/omaciel
This is a short parable about how good intentions, poor prioritization, and silence can quietly undo the very outcomes leadership says it wants.
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The Mandate and the Mill
(A parable, or so I’m told)
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January 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This is a short parable about how good intentions, poor prioritization, and silence can quietly undo the very outcomes leadership says it wants.
open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel...
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“I need you to give me a date for your last day.”
That moment changed how I think about work, alignment, and what I’m willing to be paid for. I wrote about it here.
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That moment changed how I think about work, alignment, and what I’m willing to be paid for. I wrote about it here.
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Tracing the Edges of My Ikigai: What You Can Be Paid For
What it means when your paycheck no longer reflects what you’re building
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January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
“I need you to give me a date for your last day.”
That moment changed how I think about work, alignment, and what I’m willing to be paid for. I wrote about it here.
open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel...
That moment changed how I think about work, alignment, and what I’m willing to be paid for. I wrote about it here.
open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel...
I’ve been publishing the unedited chapters of an unpublished novel I started two years ago. Today, I’m publishing the fourth chapter. This novel aims to improve my writing skills, as it features four protagonists, each narrating their own chapter and story.
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Murder Hornet: Chapter Four
If you’re new here, this is part of my ongoing experiment where I’m publishing raw, completely unedited chapters of a novel I’ve been writing (and rewriting… deleting… swearing at… and rewriting again...
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October 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’ve been publishing the unedited chapters of an unpublished novel I started two years ago. Today, I’m publishing the fourth chapter. This novel aims to improve my writing skills, as it features four protagonists, each narrating their own chapter and story.
open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel...
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I finally decided to share the first pages of Murder Hornet — a story set here in Chapel Hill that’s been living in my head (and hard drive) for two years. Prelude & Chapter 1 are up now
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Introducing Murder Hornet: Prelude + Chapter One
For the last couple of years, I’ve been chipping away—sporadically, inconsistently, but always with intent—at a book that’s been sitting quietly in the background of my life.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I finally decided to share the first pages of Murder Hornet — a story set here in Chapel Hill that’s been living in my head (and hard drive) for two years. Prelude & Chapter 1 are up now
open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel...
open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel...
Toying around with the idea of creating my own “Don't Break the Chain” desktop app to reinforce my personal learning experience with Typescript and Electron
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The “Don’t Break the Chain” App?
After writing about the “Don’t Break the Chain” technique yesterday, the software engineering side of me got me thinking: is there a “Don’t Break the Chain” app or something equivalent to what is done...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Toying around with the idea of creating my own “Don't Break the Chain” desktop app to reinforce my personal learning experience with Typescript and Electron
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First time I write something that is not software or work related in quite some time.
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Don’t Break the Chain
I don't remember exactly when I first heard of the Don’t Break the Chain method (or technique, if that's even what it is), but I remember that it was something people said would help me establish a ha...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
First time I write something that is not software or work related in quite some time.
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New "Hotdogs A-Z" 1000 pieces puzzle
August 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
New "Hotdogs A-Z" 1000 pieces puzzle
These are the books I managed to finish this month of July.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
These are the books I managed to finish this month of July.
Did a bit of organizing around the home office today
July 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Did a bit of organizing around the home office today
Exciting week ahead
June 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Exciting week ahead
2000 uninterrupted days of reading on my Kindle. Next update: February 16, 2028
May 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
2000 uninterrupted days of reading on my Kindle. Next update: February 16, 2028
A glorious afternoon to scare off, if temporarily, the lingering winter temperatures, and watch the birds
February 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A glorious afternoon to scare off, if temporarily, the lingering winter temperatures, and watch the birds
These are the books I finished in January 2025.
February 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
These are the books I finished in January 2025.
Now that the puzzle is gone and completely put away, I can go back to my writing for the remainder of my time off from work. I also went on a book shopping spree and bought and preordered SIXTEEN books.
Some of them will most definitely become part of my book recommendations at some point.
Some of them will most definitely become part of my book recommendations at some point.
January 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Now that the puzzle is gone and completely put away, I can go back to my writing for the remainder of my time off from work. I also went on a book shopping spree and bought and preordered SIXTEEN books.
Some of them will most definitely become part of my book recommendations at some point.
Some of them will most definitely become part of my book recommendations at some point.
The puzzle is now done and I can go back to writing again 😁
January 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The puzzle is now done and I can go back to writing again 😁
If “read more books” made it onto your New Year’s resolution list (again 😉), I’ve got just the thing to keep you on track!
Start the year strong with this week’s recommendation:
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#ReadingGoals #BookRecommendations #NewYearsResolution #BellwetherReads
Start the year strong with this week’s recommendation:
👉 bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom...
#ReadingGoals #BookRecommendations #NewYearsResolution #BellwetherReads
January 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If “read more books” made it onto your New Year’s resolution list (again 😉), I’ve got just the thing to keep you on track!
Start the year strong with this week’s recommendation:
👉 bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom...
#ReadingGoals #BookRecommendations #NewYearsResolution #BellwetherReads
Start the year strong with this week’s recommendation:
👉 bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom...
#ReadingGoals #BookRecommendations #NewYearsResolution #BellwetherReads
Week off Work #1 Project 2
This is my home office, where I work, read, relax, and create. Before 2024 ended, I redecorated and organized it to feel comfortable and provide the environment I need to be creative, relaxed, and energized.
This is my home office, where I work, read, relax, and create. Before 2024 ended, I redecorated and organized it to feel comfortable and provide the environment I need to be creative, relaxed, and energized.
December 31, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Week off Work #1 Project 2
This is my home office, where I work, read, relax, and create. Before 2024 ended, I redecorated and organized it to feel comfortable and provide the environment I need to be creative, relaxed, and energized.
This is my home office, where I work, read, relax, and create. Before 2024 ended, I redecorated and organized it to feel comfortable and provide the environment I need to be creative, relaxed, and energized.
My book recommendation for this week is a year-end wrap-up of my Top 5 books from 2024. According to Goodreads (www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...), I read and finished 57 books, but five of them deeply moved me emotionally, through curiosity, or the author’s writing.
December 31, 2024 at 3:44 PM
My book recommendation for this week is a year-end wrap-up of my Top 5 books from 2024. According to Goodreads (www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...), I read and finished 57 books, but five of them deeply moved me emotionally, through curiosity, or the author’s writing.
Cleaning up my home office and came across these stickers, two of which were personal projects I created through the years 😁
December 30, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Cleaning up my home office and came across these stickers, two of which were personal projects I created through the years 😁
My book recommendation for this week is “The Light Eaters” by Zoe Schlanger—an eye-opening dive into plant intelligence, communication, and our interconnected ecosystem. A must-read discovery!
👉 Tap the link to read to the full review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨
👉 Tap the link to read to the full review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨
Book Recommendation for December 24, 2024
"The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth" by Zoë Schlanger
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December 24, 2024 at 1:13 PM
My book recommendation for this week is “The Light Eaters” by Zoe Schlanger—an eye-opening dive into plant intelligence, communication, and our interconnected ecosystem. A must-read discovery!
👉 Tap the link to read to the full review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨
👉 Tap the link to read to the full review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨
Hey Book Reading friends out there! I came across some reward points from multiple friends, and I’m itching to get some great reading material for the holidays. What were your Top 3 Best Reads of 2024?
December 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Hey Book Reading friends out there! I came across some reward points from multiple friends, and I’m itching to get some great reading material for the holidays. What were your Top 3 Best Reads of 2024?
My book recommendation for this week is “Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman” by Patrick Hutchison—a humorous, inspiring memoir about escaping the grind, finding purpose, and embracing simplicity.
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👉 Tap the link for the review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨
Book Recommendation for December 17, 2024
"Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman" by Patrick Hutchison
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December 17, 2024 at 1:19 PM
My book recommendation for this week is “Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman” by Patrick Hutchison—a humorous, inspiring memoir about escaping the grind, finding purpose, and embracing simplicity.
👉 Tap the link for the review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨
👉 Tap the link for the review: bellwetherweekly.substack.com/p/book-recom... 📖✨