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Hi, I'm Alys S. Brooks.

I'm a writer, developer, and tutor living in Madison, Wis. My professional interests include:

• Policy journalism about marginalized people. I report on policy changes that impact LGBT people, people of color, women, and other marginalized groups. I'm committed to writing with the people affected as the intended audience — not just the privileged majority.
• In-depth local news. I copy edit and sometimes report for the Door County Knock, a rural Wisconsin publicaiton that covers health, the environment, education, and government.
• Software—and documentation—that's approachable and empowers. As a writer and developer, I've worked with other developers, designers, and customer support to ensure the tools we've developed meet users' actual concerns and needs.

Before I was a freelance writer and developer, I was a technical writer at Epic. I was also a maintainer of open source at Gaiwan from 2020-2023. I'm also a editor and sometime photographer.

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