hola, i’m ian blackley, a writer who loves asking questions.
in my childhood my favorite word was why—like, “why did we move from SF to Reno?”
in my teens it became why not—like when my parents told me i couldn’t see Not Another Teen Movie despite being thirteen! UGH I HATE IT HERE!
as an adult it's now what if—like “what if we got muni to sponsor the soccer club for zero dollars?”

other things about me:
in the stars: virgo ☉ | capricorn ☾ | libra ↑ | LNY 🐉
in my blood: english 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, german 🇩🇪, spanish 🇪🇸, and mexican 🇲🇽
in my passport: canada, england, indonesia, japan, netherlands, mexico, philippines, thailand, and vietnam (so far)
in my head: “cowboy dan” by modest mouse
in my closet: plain white t-shirts, navy pants, grey ankle socks, and many pairs of glasses
in my goodreads: fumio sasaki’s goodbye, things; david sedaris’ calypso; amanda montell’s cultish
in my hand: pilot g-2 07 and an md a5 dot grid notebook
in my dreams: at an SF ad agency creating work that shapes culture and scratches my itch of what if