Notes on editing, typesetting, and typography.

The small decisions that decide whether a page is read or abandoned — written by Milan van Wingerden.

Recent essays

Short, specific pieces on the craft underneath good writing.

Typography

The pilcrow earns its keep

A mark that has meant "new thought starts here" for eight hundred years, and why it still does the job better than a blank line.

Editing

On widows and orphans

Two lines nobody notices until they're wrong, and the quiet rules that keep a paragraph from falling apart at the seams.

Security

Also: notes on Microsoft security

A second, more technical thread — Purview, Entra, and Defender updates, and LabelNinja, written on the way to Microsoft MVP.

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