I'm Carly, a Melbourne-based creative director, photographer, and writer who spends most of her time noticing things I was probably supposed to scroll past. I make political and cultural commentary, I teach people how to actually use AI without losing their minds or their voice, and I'm slowly writing a book about all of it called Chicken in the Noodle Aisle.

None of it sits behind a paywall, which is deliberate. I would rather the ideas reach the people who need them than the people who can afford them. The downside of this principled stance is that the whole operation runs on coffee, stubbornness, and a corkboard that's getting harder to explain to visitors.

So if something I've made has made you think, argue with me in your head, or ruin a perfectly pleasant dinner party, this is the place to chip in. Pick your level of involvement below, from mildly curious to legally complicit. Every contribution goes straight back into making more trouble, and it genuinely helps.