diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9448661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package errors
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type Error struct {
+	// The kind of error
+	Kind Kind `json:"kind"`
+	// The method or function being invoked
+	Method Method `json:"method"`
+	// The username of the user attempting the operation
+	Username Username `json:"username"`
+	// The error message
+	Message Message `json:"message"`
+	// Nested Error
+	Err error `json:"err"`
+}
+
+func E(args ...interface{}) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	e := &Error{}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		switch arg := arg.(type) {
+		case Kind:
+			e.Kind = arg
+		case Method:
+			e.Method = arg
+		case Username:
+			e.Username = arg
+		case Message:
+			e.Message = arg
+		case string:
+			if e.Message == "" {
+				e.Message = Message(arg)
+			}
+		case *Error:
+			copy := *arg
+			e.Err = &copy
+		case error:
+			e.Err = arg
+		default:
+			return Errorf("unknown type %T with value %v in error call", arg, arg)
+		}
+	}
+	return e
+}
+
+func (e *Error) isZero() bool {
+	return e.Method == "" && e.Username == "" && e.Message == "" && e.Kind == 0 && e.Err == nil
+}
+
+// pad appends str to the buffer if the buffer already has some data.
+func pad(b *bytes.Buffer, str string) {
+	if b.Len() == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	b.WriteString(str)
+}
+
+func (e *Error) Error() string {
+	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if e.Method != "" {
+		b.WriteString(string(e.Method))
+	}
+	if e.Username != "" {
+		pad(b, ": ")
+		b.WriteString(string(e.Username))
+	}
+	if e.Kind != 0 {
+		pad(b, ": ")
+		b.WriteString(e.Kind.String())
+	}
+	if e.Message != "" {
+		pad(b, ": ")
+		b.WriteString(string(e.Message))
+	}
+	if e.Err != nil {
+		// Indent to new line if it is another Error
+		if prevErr, ok := e.Err.(*Error); ok {
+			if !prevErr.isZero() {
+				pad(b, ":\n\t")
+				b.WriteString(string(e.Err.Error()))
+			}
+		} else { // Just print it out if a standard error
+			pad(b, ": ")
+			b.WriteString(string(e.Err.Error()))
+		}
+	}
+	if b.Len() == 0 {
+		return "no error message"
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// Errorf is a wrapper that calls E with just a message formatted with the args
+// this allows for only importing this library for all error handling
+func Errorf(f string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	return E(fmt.Sprintf(f, args...))
+}
+
+// Returns True if err is of type Error and of the given Kind
+func Is(k Kind, err error) bool {
+	e, ok := err.(*Error)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if e.Kind != Other {
+		return e.Kind == k
+	}
+	if e.Err != nil {
+		return Is(k, e.Err)
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f94e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/dustinpianalto/errors
+
+go 1.17
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5823c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package errors
+
+type Username string
+type Method string
+type Message string
+type Kind uint16
+
+const (
+	Other      Kind = iota // Unknown error or something that doesn't fit other categories
+	Internal               // Internal error that should not be shown to user
+	Invalid                // Operation is not permitted for this type of item
+	Permission             // Permission denied
+	IO                     // External IO error
+	Conflict               // The item already exists
+	NotFound               // The item does not exist
+	Malformed              // The request format is not valid
+)
+
+func (k Kind) String() string {
+	switch k {
+	case Other:
+		return "other error"
+	case Internal:
+		return "internal error"
+	case Invalid:
+		return "invalid operation"
+	case Permission:
+		return "permission denied"
+	case IO:
+		return "I/O error"
+	case Conflict:
+		return "item already exists"
+	case NotFound:
+		return "item does not exist"
+	case Malformed:
+		return "malformed request"
+	}
+	return "unknown type"
+}