Melissa Q. Wood
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A live list of what I’m reading, drafting, learning, and tinkering with. Some things will become projects. Some will become blog posts. Some I’ll set down.

01active

Building the Guild Assay.

A fan-made psychometric with real machinery under it. Phase one decides what phase two asks.

Started · August 2026·In bursts
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02active

Applying to counseling programs.

One focused list, two statement genres, three recommenders. Deadlines before the new year.

Started · January 2026·Most evenings, lately
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03active

Teaching myself linear algebra.

Working through 3Blue1Brown + Strang. Goal: read computational papers without eye-glaze.

Started · April 2026·Three mornings a week
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04active

Revising the Gone Girl article.

Winnicott, the market, and Amy Dunne. The paper gets the revision the deadline never allowed.

Started · October 2026·Reading nights
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05winding down

SEO research for the BRCA resource.

Figuring out what people actually type into Google at 1am after a family-history conversation.

Started · February 2026·A few hours a week
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06active

Reading list: matrescence as a clinical focus.

Athan, Sacks, Raphael, Stern. Slow on purpose.

Started · October 2025·A paper a week
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