Sorry for the radio silence lately! Been listening to/proofing an audiobook version of my novel Lost & Finders (my narrator Max Zener is amazing), wrapped up a new novel-in-stories, and have been learning Canva to make some updated book covers. Details & more here: michaeljasper.net/2025/10/10/n...

A quick blog about finishing a novel draft and futzing some more with covers: michaeljasper.net/2025/09/12/i... #novelwriting

In which I more or less give up my career in cover design... michaeljasper.net/2025/09/03/f...

This is AMAZING news. Keep 'em coming, Dan!

Just rolled over the 50,000-word mark on the current novel, which I started last July, paused to rework my OTHER novel, and now have been writing away on all week. I'm at the point where I'm jumping all over, adding scenes and trying to tie up loose ends. A little nuts, but fun... #writing

I recently helped my artist friend and painter Jack Hamrick update his website, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Please go take a look, and see if there's any of his art you might need for your wall: www.jackhamrickart.com (Sorry, you can't have this one, which was a gift for my wife!)

Snagging my copy now. Thanks for the tip, @scottwilliamcarter.com!

Just got this beautiful book dropped on my front porch: Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business by Dan Goldman. Even the packaging was top-notch.

Because people are asking: ko-fi.com/alexdecampi

This -- I love this.

This is the good stuff, y'all! #graphicnovel

We need to celebrate all the folks fighting the Trump administrations horrible decisions. EVEN Microsoft! :)

Based on a tip/challenge from @scottwilliamcarter.com, I'm trying to up my reading game to read a novel a week (don't laugh, hardcore readers out there!). So far so good: I read a really entertaining and disturbing mystery novel set in Iowa in the '80s last week: The Monsters We Make by @Kali White.

Time for baby chicks! We got 15 of 'em this week (after the neighbor's dogs got loose and killed 9 of our full-grown chickens, including our rooster). Circle of life and all that, I guess...

This is so true. God bless the Onion.

Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet. Sometimes, it takes seeing Earth from space to truly grasp how precious it is. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)

Hmmmm….

CARTOON OF THE DAY (from @BennettCartoons ) 🇺🇸 😕

That’s the best explanation ever.

Got to talk to my Congresswoman’s staffer today, and left messages with my 2 Senators, all about HR 1526, Garcia and others imprisoned, RFK’s lunacy, gov layoffs, and other general lunacy. Will it help? Who knows. But at least I got to vent. Every day, some fresh horror…

A film that takes place where you’re from.

The "Jackie Robinson Day background" section of MLB's official press release about Jackie Robinson just notes that he was a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers who debuted in 1947. Nothing about the how, the why.

Happy #WorldArtDay to all the makers out there, and to all who enjoy and support their work. “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

Good morning Bluesky !

This is fantastic!

Sobering:

He pulled out his phone and grimaced when he saw the number. He answered it anyway. "Hi, Mom," he said with a sigh. "Don't sound too excited," Christine Mayer said, her voice as sharp and sarcastic as ever. "You act like I'm calling just because I need you to do something for me." (1 of 2)

Perspective. Much needed after this week…

I’ve been working on an “All-time Favorites” playlist (I should call it a mix tape) of my fave songs — the only rule is just 1 song per artist. This is harder than I thought. But it’s so nice to just hit Shuffle on this bad boy… 93 songs and counting. (I have it sorted by Release Date)

This was three months ago.

So much great American signage.

What. The. Hell?? Is she living out someone’s fantasy here?

Unbelievable.

I’m reading this now, and I’m hooked. Magic and monsters, indeed!! Check it out. #Booksky

Today's the launch day for the novel I've been working on this book since 2017: Lost & Finders (book 2 of the Finder Team series).

This is fun: tomorrow I get to bury six of our hens and our big-ass rooster (aka Alexander Hamilton), because our goddamn neighbor's dogs got loose and went into our chicken house and started killing them one by one. We saved 5 hens. So I have THAT to look forward to tomorrow! #shittyneighbors

Daaamn.

I stuck a Dad Joke into our release notes a while back, and the right people noticed. :)

I could sit and read these signs all day long. Great job, America! I wish i could’ve made it to our local protest yesterday.

Let’s talk about it now:

These days I tend to add a new blog entry here when there's some interesting news, and I'm happy to say that I do indeed have some good news to share. I finished writing Lost & Finders, my "mystery novel with a hint of the paranormal" at last!  Or should I say, I finished it for the second time?

So this is happening, with the official launch next week... my mystery novel Lost & Finders comes out as an ebook and trade paperback. Again. Confused? More info coming soon! michaeljasper.net/lost-and-fin...

If there was ever a symbol of why we need to get big money out of politics, reform campaign financing, stop conflicts of interest, and tax great wealth, Elon Musk is it. Kudos to Susan Crawford on this big victory for democracy, labor rights, and reproductive freedom in Wisconsin.

Amazing. Unfortunately, he had a lot of stuff to talk about for 25 hours straight…

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

@booker.senate.gov Thank you

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I'm this old:

Pretty certain Sleepy Joe would be top of story if #signalgate happened under him. Sundown Don getting a total pass.