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 29 · doodles 29 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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Big Smile
A study in teeth. Clearly not in walking or running properly, but when you're down to one arm and bare feet it's going to be a challenge.
- 100 Days — Writing
Days Gone
I don't often allow myself time to play, and rarer still do I find a game I need to finish. Elden Ring can suck it. Days Gone, though, kept me pushing a motorcycle through undead babies and bears.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Frontier Guy
Frontier Guy™ can be spotted deep in the wilderness of the Highwood Pass guarding the location of The Lost Lemon Mine. Mounted on his trusty steed — a bear named Jim.
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Autumn Ride
The sun was shining and it was +20º as we rode west, the leaves just starting to turn. It was my call where we'd end up, and somewhere before Stoney Nakoda I'd have to actually decide.
the library · 169 pieces · 84,491 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and sixty-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.