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J.Kenny
@jkenny.studio
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author | composer | ghostwriter

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sometimes the timeline delivers
A screenshot of the Bluesky timeline feed. One post shows a news article with the headline "Hundreds of stray cats caused a bitcoin mine in inner Mongolia to lose millions in just one week bu curling up on GPUS for warmth." It's posted saying "lI m fullly on board with deploting cn army of cats to destroy AI". Below that is a grumpy looking cat with AI-esque proportions, walking around after being shaved.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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A frame from Tintin – Red Rackham's Treasure, where the Captain has written a message on the wall for the Professor to read. Since he's hard of hearing. The Captain is walking away, upset but happy the message is conveyed. The Professor is surprised, his hat jumping as he reads the message – that's been changed for this post to BlueSky – that states "This already is Fascism!"
September 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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A black and white photo from D-Day, the soldiers wading in waist high water as they leave the boat to storm the beaches at Normandy in order to fight fascism
September 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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one of his
A drawing by Peter Falk of himself as Columbo, body towards the right of the page, turning to look at the viewer, finger raised as if he's just thought of one more thing
September 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Cello recording day for the Django Flowers album. So happy with how these parts have come together!

#musiciansky #musicsky #originalmusic
An overhead view of a small recording studio, a patterned rug on the floor, and a man playing cello on the top right. Two microphones and a stand with sheet music surround him.
August 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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It must be a Jason Kidd version of a 360
White text on a background of a mountain, a clear blue sky behind. The text reads "We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees." Attributed to Jason Kidd after he joined the New Jersey Nets
July 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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does the timeline do this on purpose?
a bsky post of a picture of a police car with the words "sandwich police" on the side, and the caption "slowly slides PBJ under seat". below the post is another post with just text that mentions eating half a pbj sandwich
June 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I write my first and second drafts on this one
An Olympia typewriter, it's green, on a wooden desk, basking in the morning sun. A black notebook is in the background
June 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Stages of writing a book – explained through Tom Cruise films.

#writersky #writing
white text on black saying: Stages of writing a book – explained through Tom Cruise films. Mission Impossible. the blank page is overwhelming. A Few Good Men. some ideas form – let’s use them. Vanilla Sky. find a lesser known European book and use some parts of that. Days of Thunder. lots of noise but still waiting for lightning to strike. Risky Business. oh, this is an idea here… but will it work? Cocktail. a drink might help. It probably won’t but it might. Losin’ It. why did I start this? what even is reality? Eyes Wide Shut. writing without editing. yes! All The Right Moves. this is coming together, it might even make sense. Top Gun. It’s finished! I am a genius! I am my own wingman!
May 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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I hope they can stare them down with the courage of Tacky
Cover of the children's book "Tacky the Penguin" by Helen Lester. A penguin wearing a Hawaiian shirt , standing on ice, staring down a bear who has come to hunt it along with the wolves behind the penguin.
April 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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The Dispatches From The Creative Journey newsletter is for writers working on any creative manuscript – novel, memoir, creative non-fiction project, screenplay. Thursday mornings.

Ideas on the process, techniques from writers, friendly encouragement.

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close up of a typewriter with the typed words "dispatches from the creative journey." the image is not straight
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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And the wider view shows what he was staring down
The fuller wide view of the Tank Man image, from China. A man standing in front of a line of tanks before the Tiannamen Square massacre
March 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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It's Bandcamp Friday. So here's my offering, minimalist instrumental soundscapes – jasonkenny.bandcamp.com/album/olympu...

#musicsky #instrumentalmusic #soundscapes

animation by Bernard de Go Mars
March 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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The Dispatches From The Creative Journey newsletter is for writers working on any creative manuscript – novel, memoir, creative non-fiction project, screenplay – through the first draft and edit. Thursday mornings. Ideas on the process, techniques from writers, friendly encouragement.
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A close up of a typewriter with the typewritten text "dispatches from the creative journey"
March 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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exhibit 2
JFK in the Oval Office with his kids running around
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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If you're writing a novel/screenplay/non-fiction book – my weekly newsletter has strategies for writing the first draft, ideas on approaching revisions, techniques from other writers + artists, and insights into what has worked for me as an author and ghostwriter.

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close up of an old typewriter with the text 'dispatches from the creative journey'
January 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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might need this
A yellow Blackfeet Indian Writing Company No. 2 Pencil on a wooden desk
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Back into the novel writing this week, and opening up the schedule for the rest of the year/

I have three Writing and Story Coaching slots open from February. Drop me a line if you want help on your novel, non fiction manuscript, or screenplay.
A green Olympia typewriter on a writing desk in the morning sun, out of focus papers and journals in the background.
January 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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What happens if you use it to chase this stuff?
A bottle of Writers Tears Irish Whiskey, next to the appropriate box
January 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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you woke up like the 9 of swords, I assume
The common tarot card design for the 9 of Swords, a person holding their head awake in bed sitting up with 9 swords on the wall behind them. The swords are designed to look like a ladder for a situation you can climb out of
December 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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I used that photo you posted as a wallpaper for a while, and this one here too. Another favourite
Jack Keroauc, black and white photograph by Allen Ginsberg, walking on a city street
October 22, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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How amazing this poem must have been to resolve the reader of all consequences of actions

from January 7, 1865, The Baltimore County Union
A newspaper clipping from 1865 reading – Young ladies should not write poetical love letters. Such a one was written to a Kentucky beau not long ago since, which so affected him that he stole a horse to go and see the writer, and got into jail to pay for getting in love with a poetess.
September 6, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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This is a great visualisation of the Story Spine

a fine way to put out the posts to hang your plot
A visual demonstration by Sketchplanations of the Story Spine developed by Kenn Adams, the foundation of many stories. Stick figures demonstrating – Beginning with Once upon a time.... every day.... but one day.... because of that... because of that... because of that... until finally... and ever since then.... and the moral of the story is...
September 6, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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a friend sent me this the other day
A single panel comic, a book store front with two signs – the first reads: 3pm: meet the author the second reads: 4pm: meet the guy who sears he had the exact same idea for a book, like, ten years ago
August 6, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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sometimes the timeline itself is art.... or social commentary... or something....
A screenshot of two bluesky posts – one with the Wisconsin governor holding a bratwurst with a post about Brat Summer, the other with a cover of a poetry book entitled "If Not, Winter"
August 3, 2024 at 8:47 AM