Index of works
Work in use, work in progress, and work I’ve set down. The reasons are here too.
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Software
Fathom
Software · Scripture study · Working name
Scripture, investigated. A personal place to study the text and the evidence beneath it, with the ambiguity left in.
In DevelopmentPrivate · shown here only
Horizon
Software · Part of Pathmark
Disney trip planning. It turns crowd patterns and ride timing into a day-by-day plan.
disdave.com ↗Beta—
Inkwell
Software · Writing studio
A writing studio for long manuscripts. It keeps structure, characters, and continuity where you can check them.
writewithinkwell.com ↗BetaOpen to use
Inkwell Jr
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A writing studio for young storytellers.
inkwelljr.com ↗Beta—
Margin
Software · Reflection
Something worth stopping for, and room to answer it. Margin moves on when you do, not when the calendar does.
margin.oklahomahails.com ↗LiveOpen to use
Nexus
Software · Built for Track15
Fundraising intelligence I built for Track15’s work with nonprofit clients.
LiveBuilt for Track15 · not public
Pathmark
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Travel intelligence across deals, timing, and planning.
pathmarktravel.com ↗Live—
Storytelling by Waymark
Software · Private prototype
Work on how people tell stories others can trust. It starts as a private curriculum, with me as its first student.
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Vantage
Software · Listening assistant
A listening assistant that decides which podcast episode is worth your time next, using rules you set.
vantage.oklahomahail.com ↗In DevelopmentPrivate · shown here only
Waymark Leadership Development
Software · Set down
Leadership formation built on waypoints. The model held. The product around it didn’t earn its place next to the rest of the work.
Retired—
Writing
Meaning Before Influence
Essay · April 10, 2026
The storytelling industry sells influence. But influence is a byproduct, not a purpose. Optimize for it directly and you usually lose both.
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Speaking Engagement
Writing · Contributing editor
A weekly publication for advancement and engagement teams, published by Ryan Catherwood.
speakingengagement.org ↗Live—
Story vs. Messaging
Essay · April 28, 2026
Most of what gets called “brand storytelling” is messaging wearing a story’s clothes. The difference is not stylistic. It’s structural, and it’s why so little of it lands.
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The Story That Built You
Essay · May 12, 2026
Long before you tell stories to anyone else, one story has already been telling you. We rarely notice it. We just call it “who I am.”
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Fiction · Research · Case study · Methodology
Henry Hail and the Whittier Kids
Fiction
A middle-grade mystery adventure series.
henryhail.com ↗Live—
Operation Florida
Case study
Seven people, thirty options, one week in Florida. A record of how the answers became a plan.
opfla.oklahomahail.com ↗Live—
The Storytelling Project
Research · Serial writing
Story is not a communication technique. It’s one of the primary ways human beings become human. This is a long public exploration of where that idea leads. I don’t know yet where it ends.
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Track15 Readiness
Methodology · Built for Track15
Given a specific opportunity, is the organization ready to pursue it? The answer describes sequence. It never rates worth.
Watching—
For our house
DVC Watch
For our house
Watches four Disney Vacation Club resale marketplaces and reports what changed. Once a month it ranks what it found by value.
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Family Reel
For our house
Movie night for our house. A wheel picks the film, and the ones we skip stay in the running until we watch them.
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Norman Dinner Deals
For our house
A tiny Norman dinner deal map for busy family weeks.
dinner.oklahomahail.com ↗—
Shop Radar
For our house
Standing searches for the few things I’m actually hunting for.
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