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J Chaisson

@joncwriter

Author, music collector, cat wrangler. Books available at Smashwords! You can find me where the sky is blue.

 San Francisco
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Joined December 2008
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Today's Walk in Silence revisits a time of getting through life and writing with music. jonchaisson.com/2026/11/10/w…
Writing the Mendaihu Universe and post-9/11 tunage

Writing the Mendaihu Universe and post-9/11 tunage

I’m still going through the Legacy Soundtrack list and I’ve reached the autumn and winter months of 2001, and I’ve realized a few interesting things. One is that I can definitely …

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown talks about getting back up to speed. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
Getting myself back up to speed

Getting myself back up to speed

I’d used that phrase in my previous post to talk about my ‘little fun personal project’ at the 750 Words site mainly to confirm that I have in fact been doing some writing during …

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown features a personal Q&A update. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
A Personal Q&A

A Personal Q&A

Q: So, what have you been up to this week?A: Not too much, really. I’ve been on a well-earned vacation and we’ve been taking it day by day. Going for walks, doing a bit of shopping and …

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Just a quick reminder today... jonchaisson.com/2026/11/03/j…
Just a quick reminder today…

Just a quick reminder today…

Post by @joncwriter.

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown has a quick announcement! welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
Coming soon

Coming soon

The remastered edition of The Persistence of Memories is coming soon! I’ll share the drop date as soon as it’s set in stone!

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown continues visiting the MU chronology with a visit to the inspiration for Moulding Warehouse. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
MU Chronology: to the warehouse

MU Chronology: to the warehouse

The above is the main Yankee Candle warehouse building, which opened up for business in April of 2001. My friend Bruce and I were some of the first people offering to test out the brand spankinR…

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Yesterday's Walk in Silence recommends a fantastic new album by World News. jonchaisson.com/2026/10/29/c…
Current obsession: World News, ‘In Purgatory’

Current obsession: World News, ‘In Purgatory’

I’ve been describing this album as “120 Minutes circa 1987”, as I can’t help but compare it to some of the best jangle pop and college radio rock I listened to back then. I&…

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Today's Walk in Silence thinks about resonance and the levels of listening. jonchaisson.com/2026/10/27/h…
How to Disappear Completely

How to Disappear Completely

I’ve been thinking lately about how the eternal on-ness of global connection has given way to the loss of self to some degree. Now, I’m not necessarily saying that the incredible ease i…

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown thinks about writing during vacation. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
Writing during vacation?

Writing during vacation?

I’m looking forward to next week as we’ll both be on a well-earned week’s vacation just before the hijinks of Q4 really start kicking in at our respective jobs. Neither of us have…

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Today's Walk in Silence remembers a mixtape made during a change in life plans. jonchaisson.com/2026/10/22/l…
Listen in Silence VIII…and a life change

Listen in Silence VIII…and a life change

I remember making this one at the tail end of my years at HMV, and I’ve come back to it recently when I’ve been working through the Mendaihu Universe Legacy Soundtrack list. It was made…

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Walk in Silence is excited by the new K/DA single! jonchaisson.com/2026/10/20/n…
New K/DA single!

New K/DA single!

I remember stumbling upon the “Pop Stars” single back in 2018 not via YouTube but the various gifs that popped up on social media back then, and I was intrigued: this was really well do…

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown thinks about working through mental overload. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
Getting through mental overload

Getting through mental overload

I seem to be doing a lot of problem solving for other people at the day job lately, and while I’m more than happy to help when needed, there comes a point where it feels like any decision or …

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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown thinks about going for a walk. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…

Where to…?

I’ve been tempted to not use the breakroom at work lately, though given that my non-lunch breaks are only ten minutes, that doesn’t give me all that much time to do anything other than …

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Today's Walk in Silence feels a bit old today. jonchaisson.com/2026/10/08/y…
Yours sincerely, wasting away

Yours sincerely, wasting away

Let it be known that I got my first senior discount yesterday. At my own day job, no less. Mind you, I’m only fifty-five this year, but that was enough for me to start getting a ten percent d…

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Today's Walk in Silence discovers when the daily writing regimen started (along with its soundtrack). jonchaisson.com/2026/10/06/w…
When the writing (and the writing soundtracks) became a daily habit

When the writing (and the writing soundtracks) became a daily habit

The other day I was going through the Mendaihu Universe Legacy Soundtrack list — the albums, mixtapes, and compilations with a direct link to my countless writing sessions for the Bridgetown …

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I do love that Subaru doesn't realize how adorable she can be when she smiles like that. #kaoruhana
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ついに新連載『君の髪が気になるんだ』がコミックDAYSで始まりました！ 本日より第1話が無料公開中です。ぜひ読んでみてください！ comic-days.com/episode/12207…
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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown thinks about what's next. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
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I think this was one of the first times Subaru "made a face like *that*" (in her own words) and she's completely unaware that she's doing it. When she's not super self-conscious about her actions or words, she can be quite goofy and fun.
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Today's Welcome to Bridgetown talks about working it out to let it all fall into place. welcometobridgetown.com/2026…
Falling into place

Falling into place

“I didn’t play all Tetris all those years for nothing.” It’s something I’ve said to my customers at my shop when they marvel at how I manage to completely fill their s…

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