when they say art can heal, this is what they mean

i rarely have all the answers

but i can always come up with a damn good question or two

who’s gonna mentor the next generation if we’re all walking around with main character energy?

the sky has been falling for at least as long as i’ve been alive

yet every morning, the sun tises again

y’all, my writer brain is ON-

one of last night’s silly sketches evolved into an idea for a children’s book, a genre i’ve shown no interest in

time to figure this thing out if for nothing more than the sake of neuroplasticity! …

an unexpected bit of writerly news: i might have an idea for a children’s book

who the hell have i become?

what does technical debt look like inside the Simulation?

still thinking about the time my boss told me to keep being myself

…within reason

always good to start the morning having coffee with an old friend

‘jake, you’re not very professional’

ha

joke’s on you

it’s been said that the only thing that can grow forever is cancer

but even cancer must stop once it’s killed its host

boss: are you as excited for monday as i am?

me:

Y’all,

If a lifetime of writing has taught me one thing: It’s not enough to simply write good. Ya gotta market and sell your craft too.

So, what better place to start than here, with a small number of people who know me better than online …

to the oil and gas professionals still angry about portrayals in the show landman:

i get it. i see you. i hear you.

as a writer, i hate how the shining has stigmatized writers.

we don’t all go crazy at some remote hotel and axe through doors …

thing number five thousand thirty-seven no one tells you about parenthood:

you better have a second home to keep all your kids' artwork, because HOW DARE YOU EVER throw any of it away

and don’t even think you can argue you gotta get rid of …

JUST SMILE will ya

pour one out for our dead homey

just got a strange look and a laugh from the guy at the mcdonald’s drive-thru

yeah i’m dressed as a unicorn, but i still deserve dignity and respect, dammit

some kid at my son’s school knows what’s up

‘Another way to see it is that AI is a mirror, not a monster. It reflects who we already are, not some alien intelligence invading from the outside. The truth is that those who care deeply about art, music, or education have always been a …

the idea that ai will take your job is scary, not because it’s truly capable, but because those in charge insist it’s more capable than it truly is

you lose your job

quality goes down

customers suffer

only one party wins in this scenario

it’s official

spooky season is here

i’m feeling quite literate these days

might read another book again soon

when you finish handwriting the ending of your novel on your lunch break

yesterday:

on the way home i saw a kia soul

nearly rearend another kia soul

and now i can’t stop thinking

about the impact we all feel

when souls collide