Meet the Members

Read & Trust is committed to gathering together the best independent writers available—the ones recommended by the writers you read and trust.

Jonathan Christopher

Husband, Co-owner of Iron to Iron, Web developer, designer, WordPress big fan, Pods CMS dev team member, writer, and I like Seinfeld a lot.

Topics: Web, Design, Development, WordPress, Professionalism

Matt Alexander

Matt is a writer, thinker, and Londoner stranded in the heart of Texas.

Topics: Technology, Design, Business, Writing, Lifestyle

Patrick Rhone

Patrick is a writer who explores ideas and tells stories about living a life of mindfulness, compassion and truth. He is the author of Keeping It Straight – You, Me, & Everything Else, available at http://keepingitstraightbook.com.

Topics: Writing, Mindfulness, Productivity, Technology, Analog, Minimalism

Matt Gemmell

User experience designer, developer, writer and industry speaker passionate about the human side of computing. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Topics: User Experience, Design, Usability, Technology, Writing, Accessibility

Stephen M. Hackett

Once a Lead Mac Genius at Apple, Stephen now runs IT for a large non-profit in Memphis, Tennessee. That journalism degree is going to good use.

Topics: Apple, Design, Journalism

Dave Caolo

Misanthrope, New England yankee, Apple fan. Dave is the news editor at The Unofficial Apple Weblog and the writer/curator behind 52 Tiger.

Topics: Apple, Software, Design, Writing, iOS

Brett Terpstra

The creator of nvALT and Marked performing mad science with Mac scripting.

Topics: Ruby, AppleScript, nerdery, markdown

Randy Murray

Professional business writer, playwright, and author of "Writing Assignments."

Topics: Writing, Focus, Productivity, Future

David Sparks

David is a productivity con-man who claims to help you get more efficient with your technology but can just as easily wreck your day with some bit of fiddly awesomeness.

Topics: Apple, Mac OS X, iOS, Workflows, Technology

James Shelley

Ideas, Footnotes and Revelations.

Topics: Culture, Technology, Philosophy, Spirituality, Leadership, Ecology

Brett Kelly

Brett is the Developer Education Manager for Evernote Corporation, a software developer, caffeine-abusing tattoo collector and coffee enthusiast. He's also the author of the Evernote Essentials, a guide for showing new users how to use Evernote.

Topics: Technology, Learning, Creating, Productivity, Efficiency, Working

David Chartier

A former editor of Macworld, Ars Technica, and TUAW, David is a Herald for AgileBits and writes about tech, nuance, and culture.

Topics: Apple, iOS, Technology, Design, Productivity, Happiness

Kyle Baxter

Kyle writes long-form commentary on current events and technology issues.

Topics: Apple, Politics, Current Events, Technology, Business, Foreign Policy

Adam W. King

Canadian designer + social enterpriser. Son of Baptist missionaries, former Green parliamentary candidate, and urban contemplative.

Topics: Craft, Focus, Social Innovation, Beauty

Christian Ross

Naturally, slightly sweetened musings with an occasional bitter bite. Purveying awesome since '78.

Topics: Design, Freelancing, Men's Fashion, Random Internet Gold

Chris Bowler

Chris loves to organize, craft, refine. In any order.

Topics: Simplicity, Technology, Design, Words, Spirituality, Web

Jorge Quinteros

Avid traveler & photographer based in Brooklyn.

Topics: Photography, Travel, Craft, Vision, Camera, Nikon, Lightroom, Tips, Essays, Lens

Iain Broome

Fiction writer and professional copywriter for leading UK design agency, The Workshop. Founder of Write for Your Life, a site about writing. Author of A is for Angelica, from Legend Press.

Topics: Creative Writing, Copywriting, Publishing, Writing Tools, Productivity

Federico Viticci

Federico is the Editor-in-Chief of MacStories.net. He also writes at Ticci.org.

Topics: Apple, Writing, Gadgets, Technology

Aaron Mahnke

Aaron is the founder of Read & Trust, a logo and icon designer, fantasy book author and founder of Frictionless.

Topics: Productivity, Technology, GTD, Creativity, Design, Apple, Writing