Spencer Wright

Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.

Samantha

Maybe I did know his brother

Scope Creep, 2026-07-14

This causes multiple problems.

An Incomplete Accounting of What I’m Reading

Shout out to everyone whose books are on my coffee table

Scope Creep, 2026-06-25

I looked it up.

Cupcakes

"They won't melt," this young woman told me. "It'll be okay."

Red Rocks

At first I furrow my brow.