A brief acknowledgment on the one-year anniversary of the launch of this website. Though it isn’t (yet!) the breakout success I optimistically hoped for, I’m grateful for the steady trickle of readers, free subscribers, and the handful of paid supporters I have. My heartfelt thanks to each of you—it tickles me knowing you’re reading my words.

When I started JAG’s Workshop, I had no specific style or schedule in mind. I simply wanted a place where I could write freely about what interested me (technology, politics, culture) and hoped it would interest you too. I’m still finding my rhythm and voice—shaking off the creative cobwebs after two decades of writing customer support and corporate emails—but I’m enjoying the process.

Since launch, I’ve published 314 link posts and 55 feature articles—56 if you include this one. I’ve published at least one link or article every week, and, in an unplanned and unexpected streak, I’ve published something every day since January 14, 2025—that’s 147 days. This streak started accidentally when I realized I’d published four or five days in a row, and thought, can I get to seven days? Ten? Two weeks? Eventually, it became a habit—not publishing daily now feels wrong. The daily streak will end, of course (all streaks do), at which point I’ll have to start a new one—though it probably won’t be daily!

Despite the current streak, I like not having a predetermined publication schedule, nor a fixed posting style. I enjoy writing a mix of short-form links and long-form articles, and peppering both with the occasional analysis or personal reflection. That will continue, no matter what form a future streak takes!

If you’d like to keep up with my writing, you can follow @jagsworkshop on Mastodon, subscribe via RSS, or get new posts by email. If you’re enjoying the site and want to show your support, there’s a paid option, too—with a special “thank you” discount to mark my one-year anniversary.

I have a couple of ideas for the site that are still percolating, so stay tuned for those. More than anything though, I’m excited to be writing publicly again.

Thank you for reading.