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 40 · doodles 40 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 — Doodling
Boob Toob
This is the TV I grew up with. Channels. UHF. VHF. Bunny ear antennae. This was the way. No streaming, no binging, just waiting for the next week and for the commercials to end.
- 100 Days — Writing
Trauma TV
There's a reason I can fall asleep to a murder investigation. The case gets solved, the banter lands where it always lands, and nothing in the next hour is going to surprise me.
- 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.
the library · 191 pieces · 88,827 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and ninety-one 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.