The Little Walls I Built To Set You Free
She doesn’t know why the mesh is there. She just knows the terrace smells like sun and wind and something worth investigating, and that I am sitting out here with her now in a way I wasn’t before. She is…
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He Opened It In The Car
I have so many stories… Long Island, NY. I am driving to North Shore Studios, a place that had put genuine names on the map, and I have an aspiring DJ in my backseat who I have never met before…
They Can’t Replace Your Face. Can They?
The Flood Is Real There are more tools than ever promising to solve the attention problem. Faceless channels, AI generated content, automated posting systems, growth hacks dressed up as strategy. Most of them work. I am not here to tell…
Why Substack Is the Only Platform You Actually Own
I made a VengaDragon video for YouTube this week. It’s 1 minute 51 seconds. It’s about why you are a customer on every platform you didn’t build on. And why that needs to change. Watch it. Then read the full…
You’re a Social Media Customer
Attention or Substance Most people choose a platform for attention. I chose Substack for substance. That difference matters more than most people realize. It Is Every Platform at Once Here’s what I think people miss. Substack is not a newsletter…
Island Jim San Andres #2 Torpedo
Like and Watch the video. Let’s build up the community and break all records for viewership this year. Reminder, we’re breaking for Mother’s Day and will return May 17th 𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Community First A message to all, you don’t have to…
The AI Killed My Character. It Wasn’t Sorry.
I was debugging a problem in a game, Baldur’s Gate 3, last week. Asked the AI for help. Got a confident answer. A specific command. Clear instructions. The tone of someone who knows exactly what they’re talking about. I ran…
I’m Done.
For 15 years I walked past that black piece of furniture every single day. Heavy. Ugly. Safe. Here’s the thing. The orange sofa was already in the room. VengaDragon is orange and blue. I’m a Mets fan. These colours are…
Island Jim Meets the Dark ‘N Stormy
Hey Famm, We’re gearing up for another episode of the Meet in the Middle Cigar Show. This week, we’re diving into a cigar from the new schedule, the Island Jim San Andres #2 Torpedo (6 1/2” x 52). If you’ve…
76.
April 29, 2026. The report card. 76 free subscribers. Zero paid. One comp I gave away because the work deserved a reader. That one does not count and I am not counting it. Zero + 6 Months Six months ago…