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 45 · doodles 42 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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Video Game
In 1979 my dad bought the family a TRS-80 CoCo to soften the blow of moving to Calgary. I taught myself BASIC to draw and make music. Forty-six years later, I'm still at it.
- 100 Days — Doodling
Tom Ato
A weird lil guy who is "on the vine."
- 100 Days — Writing
Calgary Biker
There comes a time in every Calgary motorcyclist's season when you need to start thinking about putting your favourite thing away for winter. Or, for Calgarians, First Winter™.
- 100 Days — Writing
Loop Hole
I'm at 61 days of 100 and I've missed 18. Last week, work and rehearsals ate everything, so instead of posting crap I posted nothing. Then I found myself a loophole.
the library · 198 pieces · 90,776 words
Eight categories,
one hundred and ninety-eight 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.