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 22 · doodles 22 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
Liquid Cat
I've fallen in love with these weird cats. Passed out on their back, tummy and toebeans up.
- 100 Days — Writing
One Weekend
It's one thing to have an idea, another to get it onto paper, and another thing entirely to watch it leave your hands and go home with someone who wanted it.
- 100 Days — Writing
More Cats
Put me on the spot with a Sharpie, a stack of paper, and a room full of cat people, and fun is guaranteed. By the end of the day, the Stoopid Stick Cats had drifted toward fine art.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Stoopid Doodles
Not sure how many I did today, but there were a lot. My favourite thing about these is that the bar is set intentionally low, the art happens before people's eyes, and it is silly fun.
the library · 155 pieces · 81,925 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and fifty-five 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.