michael dargie · author · calgary
Writer,
in suburbia,
mostly.
Author of BrandJitsu® (Dundurn Press). At work on PitchJitsu™: Opening Minds and Wallets (2027) and the Dean Shield novels — Pacific Northwest crime fiction, mostly wet. Keeping notes on work, home, and the slow art of paying attention.
one hundred days
writing 18 · doodles 18 of 100
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BrandJitsu
A practical book
A practical guide to the discipline of building a brand that actually sticks — written for founders, marketers, and creatives who want to stop chasing trends and start leaving a mark.
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all articles ↗- 100 Days — Writing
Tilde Gone
Would I miss the tilde if it vanished tomorrow? Would I go hunting for the ALT code, or quietly get on with my life? I've started wondering what these symbols are actually for.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Sarcastic Contemplation
Just hanging out in a shirt pronounced 'gif' thinking about typographical symbols.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Dinner Dreamin'
Playing around with some loose cat concepts in preparation for the CatFest this weekend. Stick legs, simple shapes, stripes, dead mouse.
- 100 Days — Writing
Labour Day
More like Labour of Love Day, amiright? The chilli pot is huge, a week of meals easy, and somewhere in the grocery aisles I decided the whole thing needed bread bowls to live in.
the library · 147 pieces · 80,826 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and forty-seven pieces.
- 100 Days — WritingA piece of writing a day for one hundred days — small, finished things, shipped before they get precious. Showing up at the desk on a schedule and letting momentum do what waiting for the muse never has. Some will sing. Some hum. All will ship.
- 100 Days — DoodlingA doodle a day for one hundred days — getting the doodle engine back up and running. Learning, exploring, experimenting on a schedule, because consistency matters more than perfection. Pen first, dignity second.
- EssaysLong-form pieces on memory, attention, and the quiet practice of writing.
- AdventuresTravel, motorcycles, and the wide shape of a well-spent life.
- Camp CovidDispatches from hotel quarantine — one small room, many rooms inside it.
- Work & CreativityBuilding things, shipping them, and starting again.
- Life at HomeSuburbs, routines, roasted chickens, and the small comedy of cohabitation.
- The Writer's DeskChair, cursor, and the occasional Elden Ring death.