“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”
ONE DAY will be my last migraine.
ONE DAY WILL BE MY LAST MIGRAINE. I will blink, as the shadows forever flee. I will smile a slow, relieved, smile—and the chains will fall away. I will shed these tattered garments and climb up into the sky, and my very last migraine will be lost to THE FORGETTING.
Announcing the river Beautiful FIREstarter!
the river Beautiful: caught up in the reckless, raging love will be released soon in a premium hardcover, value paperback, and a groundbreaking multimedia experience only available right here on FirewindProductions.com. This collection of new and selected works of poetry, prose, lyrics, illustrations, and typography has been 30 years in the making.
Firewind Holiday Closures
Firewind will be closed in observance of the holidays from December 24th thru January 1st. On behalf of us and ours, we wish you blessings this year and in the years to come.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Today we celebrate the brave men and women who have served our country. The reasons they serve are as diverse as they are. The sacrifice they gave for us makes them family.
Into the Woods
Change is a new road.
The twists and turns, the dips and valleys, the hills that you have yet to climb; they are all unknowns. When you step into a new road, it can feel like you are all alone. Change can leave us breathless and reeling; staggering from step to step, looking frantically down this unknown path and back from which we came. Which way was it again? We're lost.
introducing AURORA
Introducing the new AURORA multimedia editing workstation coming soon to Firewind Productions.
New print available: Lion of Judah, Lamb of God
I’ve always loved lions. And lambs. From the very first time I read the Chronicles of Narnia, I dreamed of burying my hands into the friendly mane of Aslan. And I have held little lambs with their milky breath and softness. When I began this work, I wanted to capture the same expression in the lion and in the lamb. If you look closely, you will see that there are tears in the eyes of both: this is the God I have come to know, who weeps and cries and carries us when our little legs get tired.
INTO THE FLAME
The year was 1997.
The time was pretty bright for me. I was playing with a remarkable little band with fantastic guitarist Jasen Hecker and amazing songwriter Ryan Mainierd. We had big dreams. I was greatly inspired by Ryan’s excellent songwriting, and I wanted to write an epic song about an epic idea.
When Midnight Fell
When midnight fell, I was broken, bleeding, and weeping; lost in a drunken haze of memories and sorrow and regret. My last impaired thought before I passed out was that maybe, just maybe, I wouldn’t wake up this time. I was okay with that. In fact, to my pain-wracked mind, it sounded just fine.
My review of Magpie and the Spellcaster, by Kelly (Opie) Benscoter
MY REVIEW: ●●●●●●ʘ | (7/7) FULL DISCLOSURE: I am the designer and publisher of this book (through my business, Firewind Productions). I'm also a good friend of the author. Yes, I'm quite biased, but speaking as a lifelong lover of fantasy (especially fantasy involving animals), I really think you will enjoy this one.
It's been too long, strangers
I feel ya, Nickel Creek. Yes, “even hard times fly and leave us speechless in the darkness before the dawn.” These past three years feel like a decade; these past twenty-three feel like a hundred years. The collective trauma that we have all suffered these past three years will take a long time to heal.
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
