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 39 · doodles 39 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.
recent articles
all articles ↗- 100 Days — Doodling
Maple Leaf
I found this little dude on a sidewalk in Sidney. Reminding me of the beautiful impermanence of it all. This wee blink in time we get here.
- 100 Days — Writing
Oh Canada
Winter buds into spring so we get summer shade, so the leaves can burst and fall into piles worth jumping in, worms in your socks and all. Then it's back into the snowbank we go.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Big Catch
The survivors described a leviathan. Forty feet long, said one. Eighty, said another, who had been drinking. Teeth like cutlasses, and eyes that had seen the bottom of the world and found it boring. Nobody mentioned the name, because nobody knew it. The name was Derek. Derek was nine inches long.
- 100 Days — Writing
Glass Beach
The beach is named for the sea glass people find there. Apparently many people do find it. I have a hard enough time spotting a striped rock on a beach of striped rocks.
the library · 189 pieces · 88,484 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and eighty-nine 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.