Archive - The Good Thing Is

I'm thankful nobody told me my career would end at 39

Fired and blacklisted. That's what it felt like.

Jul 20 • Matthew Siljander

The letter I never asked for

He wrote that I was behind my peers. Then he called Mayo.

Jul 13 • Matthew Siljander

Left to the weekend

Most of it needed no plan, but the most important ones deserve one

Jul 6 • Matthew Siljander

June 2026

The rebuild doesn't build itself

I didn't choose this transition. I chose what came next.

Jun 29 • Matthew Siljander

Build it right or don't build it

What it actually took to build Lampway

Jun 22 • Matthew Siljander

He stole my jacket. I thanked him.

Jun 15 • Matthew Siljander

Unsure and Useful

A twenty year old was crashing and nothing fit the textbook.

Jun 8 • Matthew Siljander

The Weight I Carried

A femur, a fracture I caused, and a patient who wasn't worried at all.

Jun 1 • Matthew Siljander

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