“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”
All Together, Separate
In this time of crisis with the global pandemic COVID-19, we hope that you and your family are safe and home. Lindsay and I are snug in our little house near the Oregon Coast, thinking about you.
Once More Into the Beach
My incredibly resourceful and beautiful wife Lindsay has accepted a fantastic first great teaching position at Yaquina View Elementary school in the completely unfairly beautiful town of Newport, Oregon. We are, at the risk of understating it, deliriously happy.
Scholarship program now available for music lessons
I'm pleased to announce that we have created a scholarship program for music students. For students that have a strong desire to learn but don't have the financial means to do so, we have set up a fund where their tuition can be partially or completely covered.
We have relocated!
I’m pleased to tell you that my beautiful wife Lindsay and I have relocated to Darrington, Washington: a lovely little town located in the middle of the Cascades. Lindsay is now the kindergarten teacher for Darrington Elementary School, where she is having an exciting time with an all-new class of little guys and gals. You can follow her adventures on her new blog at MissLindsay.org.
Moving forward.
Once again, Firewind Productions is moving forward with some dramatic changes. I'll be posting more in the coming weeks but for now please stay tuned. Hundreds of new products, new services, and much more!
Welcome to the new.
Welcome to the all-new FirewindProductions.com. Please pardon our dust. Much more coming soon.
Highly effective Gmail phishing technique being exploited
For all our clients: there is a very deceptive phishing technique for Gmail accounts that is fooling even experienced users. Mark Maunder over at WordFence has the details on what to watch for and how to protect yourself.
Let the Fire fall, let the Wind blow...
...let Your glory come down.
The new Firewind Productions is just a little different. Of course, it's been just a little different from the very beginning, but we have deliberately set out to be a unique resource for unique people and unique organizations. Here are some of the ways in which we are different from any other creative firm.
Embers Kindle...
The chilly Fall night air whistles through the slightly open window as a stocky, bearded man stares thoughtfully down at a well-worn notebook. He scratches out a few notes, then scribbles in the margin. A gray and white cat napping next to his keyboard stretches and mews softly as he lays down the notebook. As he begins to type, she lays her head back down and is soon fast asleep.
After a few minutes, the man stops typing and leans back, studying his work. A shadow of remembered pain flashes across his face, and he shakes his head. A quick selection of the mouse and a keystroke and it is all gone. He sighs and begins to type again, eyebrows furrowing in concentration.
Almost thirty years in the making, the river Beautiful will be published as a premium hardcover, a value softcover, and a very special online multimedia experience.
Select a chapter below to view exclusive content from the upcoming collection of new and selected works by Jason Christopher Hackwith.
original prose, poetry, lyrics, illustrations and typography
