Once a Dwarf collects notes from people who were here. Some passed through Dwarves and went their own way. Some still sit next to us every day. We draw no line between the two: once a Dwarf, always a Dwarf.
Each piece is one person telling where they went, what they work on now, and how they see the craft while it keeps shifting. It is their view at one moment. It does not speak for Dwarves, and it makes no forecast.
Who it is for
People who passed through Dwarves and people who are still here, and anyone who wants to hear how they work today.
What a piece looks like
- One person, in first person. We edit for length and clarity and keep their voice, slang included.
- It opens with their short answer, then a few sections, each on one thing they saw.
- The lessons at the end come from their own words. We add none.
- A diagram goes in only where it helps you read faster.
- The person reads the edited text before it goes up.
Every story sits in one list, numbered by the date it first ran. The oldest is No. 01, from 2020. A new story takes the next number.
Some stories ran years before the series had a name, as short interviews written up by the team or in Vietnamese. They stay as they were first published. The top of each one says when and where it first ran, and roles and plans in it are as of that date. A story translated from Vietnamese credits the original writer.
The Once a Dwarf page lists every story.
If you were once a Dwarf, or still are, and you have a story, tell anyone on the team you already talk to. We will get in touch, listen, and write it down with you.