Selected work · 2026

Writing with a job to do.

Six samples selected to show range: research, explanation, product thinking, interviewing, editing, and a voice of my own.

01Historical reflection

Alexander the Great, and the Inheritance History Gives the Rest of Us

The story of a young king who inherited an army and conquered an empire—and why reading history can give people without inherited wealth a different kind of inheritance.

Intended audience

Curious readers, young professionals, and anyone trying to build perspective without inherited access

Objective

Tell Alexander's story without flattening its violence, then reflect on history as a practical inheritance of human experience.

Skills demonstrated

History · Biography · Personal reflection · Leadership

Format

Historical reflection

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02Telecoms analysis

MTN Nigeria Has 100 Million Subscribers. What Does That Really Mean?

Nigeria's largest mobile operator has crossed a historic line, but active SIMs, human reach, network quality, and commercial value are four different stories.

Intended audience

Nigerian mobile users, technology readers, operators, and digital-economy observers

Objective

Explain MTN Nigeria's milestone with the scale, competition, infrastructure pressure, and practical limits behind the headline number.

Skills demonstrated

Telecoms · Market analysis · Nigeria · Digital economy

Format

Telecoms analysis

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03Technical deep dive

How Cloudflare Found 100 Terabytes Hiding in Tiny Code Decisions

Five changes to the way 1.1.1.1 stores DNS records show how a few bytes become infrastructure when a system operates at internet scale.

Intended audience

Developers, technical readers, and anyone curious about how internet infrastructure is made efficient

Objective

Explain Cloudflare's cache redesign accurately while drawing out what it teaches about scale, data modelling, and performance work.

Skills demonstrated

Systems engineering · Rust · DNS · Performance analysis

Format

Technical deep dive

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04Personal essay

Why I Decided to Start Writing Publicly

On moving ideas out of private notebooks, choosing visibility before confidence, and learning in front of other people.

Intended audience

Writers and early-career professionals

Objective

Introduce Heather’s point of view and establish the purpose of the publication.

Skills demonstrated

Personal voice · Storytelling · Editorial framing

Format

Personal essay

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05News analysis

AI Can Now Work Like a Research Intern—What Happens to Human Researchers?

AI agents are writing code, running experiments, and taking on longer tasks. The human role may become more important precisely where automation stops.

Intended audience

Researchers, knowledge workers, and technology readers

Objective

Translate a frontier-lab report into a grounded analysis of changing research work.

Skills demonstrated

News analysis · Source interpretation · Technical explanation

Format

News analysis

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06Industry analysis

Why AI Companies Are Building Their Own Computer Chips

OpenAI's full-stack framing argues that custom inference chips can improve throughput, latency, energy efficiency, and cost while reducing dependence on external providers.

Intended audience

Product leaders, developers, and technology readers

Objective

Explain why chip design is becoming a strategic AI decision, not a hardware side quest.

Skills demonstrated

Industry analysis · Source interpretation · Product strategy

Format

Industry analysis

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