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 38 · doodles 38 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
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.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Dre Dizzle
Graffiti Dre Dizzle loves his drip sizzle. Neon buzz. Money on my mind and mind on my money.
- 100 Days — Writing
Pay Day
For most of my career I was a one-person show surrounded by talented contractors. Hiring my first actual employee taught me something I probably should have figured out sooner.
the library · 187 pieces · 88,092 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and eighty-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.