Jason Haskins
Celebrating Idaho Gives Day and a new play reading
Each year for the past six years, right around the early part of May, the non-profit organizations in the state of Idaho have a day of...
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Jason Haskins
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
The Blue Gem: Now available in paperback
In March of 2018, after a four-year journey of drafts, rewrites, notes on pieces of scrap paper, and some decent-sized edits, I...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 29, 2019
- 2 min
A break from the norm with short fiction
Wrote the following for an entry into a contest. Alas, it wasn't selected so I figured I'd toss it on the website. THREAD “If it sounds...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 4, 2019
- 3 min
March in the Treasure Valley
There was a span of 12 hours, in the last week of February, in which the Treasure Valley received 2-3 inches of snow, followed up by...
Jason Haskins
- Feb 2, 2019
- 3 min
Engaging the boosters, half-speed ahead
Boy, January 2019, you sure went up and disappeared quickly. One day, a person is setting out with eyes up, ready to attack a new year...
Jason Haskins
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
2019: Welcoming a new year, new challenges
Sitting here in my cramped apartment -- where the walls creep closer every year -- I'm taking a chance to reflect on 2018 and the...
Jason Haskins
- Dec 3, 2018
- 3 min
Extracting a slice of the rainbow
"I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life...
Jason Haskins
- Nov 2, 2018
- 3 min
Bulking up: The stretch run of 2018
It's hard to believe we're heading into the final months of 2018. Was it not only yesterday we were laying out our goals for the year?...
Jason Haskins
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
October: A little bit of Hocus Focus
"Yes, life is insane. But the great wisdom of the Warrior lies in choosing his insanity wisely." Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light....
Jason Haskins
- Sep 3, 2018
- 3 min
Finding time to embrace a good story
Stories, whether they are written as a novel, a short story, as poetry, in a play or screenplay, or even spoken on your favorite podcast...
Jason Haskins
- Aug 18, 2018
- 3 min
1998: A journey down memory lane
photo credit: commons. wikimedia.org Driving home from the gym today, I decided to take a detour and make my way home via the streets of...
Jason Haskins
- Aug 4, 2018
- 3 min
Escaping the heat of July and moving into a scorching August
A journey across a handful of western states at the end of July/first of August brought me to the Utah Shakespeare Festival, where I saw...
Jason Haskins
- Jul 1, 2018
- 3 min
July: Taking care of business (mostly every day)
Summer has rolled in. And with it, a chance to do a bit of writing while in the company of nature's serenity. The process of writing can...
Jason Haskins
- Jun 1, 2018
- 3 min
Keeping up with the June(ses)
Thunderstorms -- mixed in with a flurry of hail and a deluge of rain -- closed out the month of May. Fifteen minutes bursts of...
Jason Haskins
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
Writing updates, Idaho Gives and more for May
Shall we jump right in, feet first, into the monthly updates? Okay, fine, feel free to wade in if you'd like. The water is fine; calm,...
Jason Haskins
- Apr 3, 2018
- 3 min
April: Novels, plays, and more (plus a little time to breathe)
March 2018 has fully been entered into the history books and with it, the recent release of my second fantasy novel, The Blue Gem. After...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 20, 2018
- 2 min
The electronic arrival of The Blue Gem
Deadlines are meant to be broken. Or at least that's what I told myself when I missed the goal of having The Blue Gem self-published in...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 2, 2018
- 3 min
March: The beat goes on (and on)
There was a big part of me that wanted to provide this week's update as this: "The Blue Gem isn't quite ready. Check back soon." I...
Jason Haskins
- Feb 3, 2018
- 3 min
Coming soon: The Blue Gem
"The leader, at the time still unable to travel, sent Frelight to track down Slyter Jonas. Frelight explained to Slyter the man who sent...
Jason Haskins
- Jan 2, 2018
- 3 min
Kicking off 2018 with ye olde goals list
The sun has set on 2017, going with it the goals set in place 365 days ago. Time seemingly moves quicker the older we get. The physical...
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