Hi! I'm Antonio Rodríguez Martínez
On most of the internet I'm antoniwan. By day I'm a technical program manager at Stanley Black & Decker. The rest of the time I'm learning to make games, Uplift and Lifesworn, and I write at Notes. Boricua in Florida, and a father, which is where most of the writing comes from.
Writing
I write at Notes: essays on fatherhood, philosophy, culture and work, and the recipes we cook at home.
Every postI'll Take That W
The day after the 2026 midterms, a concession speech from a state rep in Jacksonville did more for my cynicism than winning Congress did.
Thou Shalt Not Kill*
I cry at the idea of war in 2026. This is about that grief, and about the eerie feeling I get looking at the faces of the people who keep the killing going.
I Don't Write the Code
I shipped a tower game in three days and started a sword game a week later. Claude wrote every line. Here is what I do, and why I'm saying it.
If I Separate the Art from the Artist
A poem about the strangers behind the art I love, and what my feelings about their art are really about.
Front Row to the End of the World
I grew up watching the world end in Blockbuster movies. Now AI might do it for real, and I'd like to know who's in charge.
Every post is also served as markdown. Older essays are on Medium.
Making
Three games I'm learning to make, a little eye that lives on your desktop, and two picture books.
Every project
