Hi, my name is Austin Gil.

I'm a friendly web developer from Portland, Oregon, and I like to help people (like you?) build better websites.

Since 2013, I’ve built projects for award-winning agencies, innovative start-ups, government organizations, and more. Today, I create fun, educational content in the form of writing, open-source, videos, presentations, and workshops.

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Riding bikes and camping in some remote place in nature is probably my favorite activity. Also a big fan of watching my local Rose City Rollers (world champs!) and playing my Stern Godzilla Pro pinball machine. There is a collection of sticks that look like wands beside my front door, and I have a very cute (and equally insubordinate) chiweenie named Nugget. Occasionally, when I’m bored, I like to read Craigslist Missed Connections or practice creative. Hope you enjoy. :)

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Little birds haiku
Haiku
I searched
A poem about searching
Is the world getting fuzzy
Sometimes it's hard to think straight
Goodnight, my love
A poem about insomnia (or maybe death?)
Versions of me
A poem about the duality of a bipolar brain
Winter Solstice
How the Winter Solstice feels
Wood
A poem about nature and existentialism
Waves
A poem about waves
Biking Portland: November 23, 2024
I can’t say I was in the mood to ride my bike, today, but with dry roads and nothing but rain in the forecast, I had to take advantage. And anyway, I had to go across town to do a friend a favor, and could probably make it to Skidmore bluffs before the sun went […]
Dear Internet
How are you doing? Good? Good! There’s some things I think we should talk about. You know we go way back. From CDs in the mail with internet minutes, from AOL screen names and chatrooms asking ASL, from waiting literally five minutes for a single image to load one line at a time, from the […]