Writer.
Hunter. Texan.

A writer from Southeast Texas. Hunter, cook, and student of the natural world.

Nearly two decades
in the field.
Still building.

I am a pipeline and industrial construction quality professional based in League City, Texas. I grew up on a cattle ranch, learned to work with my hands before I learned to work with systems, and have spent nearly two decades doing both across some of the largest transmission pipeline projects in North America.

Outside of pipeline, I write. My first book, On the Ethics of Killing: The Moral Math of Eating, is a work of moral philosophy examining the hidden cost of every meal. I also build software, including FDQ, a proprietary pipeline quality certification platform, and Atlas Competition, a sanctioning and event management platform for the sport of strongman.

I hunt the Gulf Coast marshes and Piney Woods. I train. I cook. I restore vehicles. I am working toward the Texas Big Game Awards slam. I have been married to Kaylynn since it mattered.

On The Ethics of Killing
The Moral Math of Eating Blake Binford

On the Ethics of Killing:
The Moral Math of Eating

A work of moral philosophy examining the hidden cost of every meal. Drawing on thermodynamics, ecology, and a lifetime spent in the Gulf Coast marshes and Piney Woods of Texas, the book argues that modern life has perfected the art of hiding its own machinery — and that we have mistaken that distance for moral progress.

For readers of Steven Rinella, Michael Pollan, and Tovar Cerulli. Ten chapters across three phases. One argument that holds up under pressure.

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Essays and excerpts.
Ongoing.

Book · 2026

On the Ethics of Killing: The Moral Math of Eating

A work of moral philosophy examining the hidden cost of every meal. Ten chapters across three phases. Available now on Amazon.

moralmathofeating.com
Essay · Substack

The Glass Wall

On the structure of modern life that separates us from the cost of keeping us alive, and what we lose when the hiding works.

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Ongoing Essays

New writing on hunting, eating, and the natural world. Follow on Substack to get notified when new pieces publish.

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Other things
I build.

Philosophy · Nonfiction

On the Ethics of Killing

A philosophical reckoning with the hidden cost of every meal. Ten chapters across three phases. One argument that holds up under pressure. Available now on Amazon.

moralmathofeating.com
Pipeline · Quality · EdTech

FDQ — Field Driven Quality

A proprietary quality certification and methodology platform for pipeline and industrial construction. Three-tier credential system, Django-based LMS, targeting the gap between quality systems and field execution reality.

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Sports · Technology

Atlas Strongman Federation

A sanctioning body for the sport of strongman built on a Django-based competition management platform. Regional Representative model, structured for sustainable growth in an under-organized sport.

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Get in touch.

For professional inquiries, speaking engagements, media, or project collaboration, reach out directly.

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