Feel good now. Today we fly back to the United States after nearly nine months in France. International travel is… a little tedious. Carry bags here.Stand in a line.Carry them over there.Stand in another line.Sit on a plane for eleven hours. Right now I’m leaned against a wall while the others check their bags with…
Author: jackdolinar
The Superhero Chicken Named Bruce Wayne
His name was Batgirl. Because at first, when Belle and her family brought the baby chicken home, they thought he was a girl. He was part of a little flock they bought from the local farm store—future queens of egg production. But very quickly, they realized this little chicken was… a boy. So they renamed…
I Deleted My Character’s Nipples… Then Brought Them Back
I deleted her nipples. I’ve been editing my sci-fi action romance novel TROUBLESHOOTER for the past few days, a couple hours each morning. TROUBLESHOOTER is the story of Nik Frost, a corporate mercenary who goes on dangerous missions in the Verge — a virtual reality multiverse where all of humanity lives simulated lives. But when…
Why Are You Here?
Feel good now. Why are you here? Really. Why are you here now? No one else gets to decide for you.No outer circumstance gets to decide for you. Feel good now. If you want to. And don’t you want to?Don’t you want to feel good now? Just because you can.Because you can choose to. There…
The Bliss Operating System
Today I was struck by lightning.The good kind. Feel good now. I woke up after a late, late night.I’d been up until almost 4 a.m., reading and integrating an intense inner shift. And even though I went to sleep thinking I’d let the shift “settle” a bit before saying anything… I woke up knowing I…
The Great Bedsheet Disagreement of 2025
Me: “I’ll wash the bedsheets.”Her: “No, you won’t. I always end up doing it.” This was the contention between me and Belle this morning. Classic, right?Straight out of a sitcom or something. Here I am, a guy who can write bestsellers, meditate like a monk, recalibrate consciousness, and generate bliss on autopilot… And yet somehow,…
The Freeing Truth Nobody Wants to Admit
Feel good now. And remember… No one knows what’s going on. No one has the answers.No one has “figured out” the life game (whatever that even means). Not the spiritual teachers.Not the scientists.Not the politicians.Not the people who pretend they’ve got it all sorted out. Nobody. Feel good now. Really. The universe is a giant…
When a Dragon Destroys Your Luxury Resort
“The gigantic red dragon was absolutely destroying the Azure Shores Luxury Resort. Its wings smashed through a row of glass-domed gardens, raining tropical orchids and steel beams onto the pristine infinity pool below. A cabana exploded in fire as its tail lashed sideways, scattering deck chairs and sending jet skis cartwheeling across the sand. The…
The Day My Main Character Decided to Kill Me
My main character is coming to kill me. In my bestselling novel Lucian Lightbringer & God’s Bounty, Lucian is an exiled angel who hunts gods for bounty. To do it, he uses an old Colt revolver and a black, rune-inscribed gladius with the demonic soul of his ex-girlfriend trapped inside. Yeah… Imagine traveling the cosmos…
The Karate Lesson That Changed My Life
Feel good now. I was about to fail my black belt test. It was the end of a two-and-a-half-hour workout.I was exhausted.I had done countless push-ups, jumping jacks and squats.I had been drilled on every form and every move I’d learned for the past ten years. All I had to do to earn my black…