Jason Haskins
A September return, amid steady writing and record heat
Chances are, wherever you might reside, the last two months have been capital H-O-T hot. At one point, here in the Treasure Valley, Boise...
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Jason Haskins
- May 21
- 3 min
Progress, promises, and procrastination: Checking in on The Dragon Slayer
Promises can be fickle things. I should know. I've been promising the completion of The Dragon Slayer for well over a year now. And while...
Jason Haskins
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Living in the world of dramaturgy
A love of writing has been with me since my elementary years, followed by a love of history and research. Stumbling into dramaturgy has...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Marching towards a novel finish
Inching closer to the completion of The Dragon Slayer. It's been a long, slow tease. Coming up on four years since the release of its...
Jason Haskins
- Feb 5
- 3 min
A quick drop-in for February
In entering 2022 with a smile and hope, a simple goal was held within that I wanted to aim to do things that make me happy. That meant...
Jason Haskins
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Heading into 2022 with a smile, and hope
A cold, snowy landscape ushered in 2022, at least in part of the western United States. Like many of us around the world, the last two...
Jason Haskins
- Dec 5, 2021
- 4 min
December 2021: Going(s) on this month
A look at film, tv, and books I've been recently reading, plus writing updates and December events in the Treasure Valley.
Jason Haskins
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Of Snow Forts and Santa: Getting into the spirit
A small sample about "Of Snow Forts and Santa", NaNoWriMo updates, and more.
Jason Haskins
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
A year on the Boise River Greenbelt
Fourteen years of living within walking distance of the Boise River Greenbelt, and it has been only within the last 15 months that I...
Jason Haskins
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Ah! Mighty September
Under most circumstances, these opening paragraphs are devoted to insight, thoughts, or memories. Perhaps even an excerpt from a novel or...
Jason Haskins
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
A trip down memory lane: Summer of '99
The path is stamped down from years of use. The exploration of memory lane over the years -- whether on this site or The Journey of Now...
Jason Haskins
- Jul 4, 2021
- 6 min
One Perfect Shot (a short story)
Recently, I completed a short story that I submitted for consideration to a competition. Sad to say it wasn't selected. However, because...
Jason Haskins
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
A re-emergence in the June heat
Tumbleweeds have swiftly rolled through the website the last couple of months. By that regard, it was in April that the last update was...
Jason Haskins
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
First draft of The Dragon Slayer: 3 years later
Shortly after the release of The Blue Gem (Book 1 in the Magic of Crieo series) back in March of 2018, I began work on its follow-up, The...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 6, 2021
- 5 min
Hop, skip, and a jump into my writing past
Every now and then, I've been known to take a trip down memory lane. This provides an opportunity to check in with the past, whether it...
Jason Haskins
- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
Sleepwalk (they say)
Sleepwalk (they say) All up in the headspace and looking for the doldrums to be rattled loose. Or are they cobwebs that need to be blown...
Jason Haskins
- Jan 3, 2021
- 3 min
Writing: A day in the life
Under normal circumstances, a recap of 2020 and a new goal list for 2021 would occupy this space. While I did achieve certain aspects of...
Jason Haskins
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
It's beginning to look a lot like December
Do you remember the last event you attended in a large gathering? Was it to see a play? Was it to attend a concert or sporting event? For...
Jason Haskins
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Of Snow Forts and Santa: Onto Year 2
In a short few weeks, with the calendar now flipped to November, the first anniversary for Of Snow Forts and Santa will enter the...
Jason Haskins
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
Hiking into October
To pass the time, hiking has entered the picture.
Namely, over the last few months, walks distancing anywhere from one to five miles...