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Hi! - I'm a writer & web designer/developer

I'm Jason Weiland, a seasoned writer and web designer with over two decades of experience — that's right, I was coding and writing before the Y2K bug was all the rage!

I'm a sort of digital Swiss Army knife. My keyboard has tapped out everything from business strategies to mental health insights, crafting stories that captivate, inform, and even tickle a funny bone or two. So, if you're looking for someone who can wax poetic about entrepreneurship at dawn, dissect Python code by noon, and delve into mental health discussions by dusk, you've found your guy!

But that's not all. My expertise extends beyond the written word and into the realm of user interface and user experience. I don't just create content, I create journeys — digital experiences that engage and resonate. I've spent years studying and understanding how users interact with digital properties, and let me tell you, it's more fascinating than any prime-time drama!

With my multipotentiality in full swing, no subject is too complex or niche. Whether it's the latest tech trend or an age-old philosophy, I'm ready to dive in, explore, and bring it to life. So if you're in need of a wordsmith who knows his way around a web server, look no further. Hold on tight, it's going to be an exciting ride!

Writing

Penmen Review •

A Renaissance Among Scorpions

You can almost make out the color of my 1970 AMC Gremlin and the patina of the sun-baked paint combining into a shade that can only be described as puke-yellow.

I’m stuck here and haven’t moved since dawn.

Car’s pointed west, sure enough. A stretch of Route 66 that meanders its way through a corner of the Hualapai Reservation, veering off toward Vegas or L.A., pick your poison.

A sour orange sun teeters on the horizon, the last of the moisture its victim hours back. The road trails off into t
for creatives •

How the Internet Thinks You Should Price Your Freelance Writing

Are your freelance writing rates set so high that nobody wants to hire you? I thought mine were.

I was a part-time ghostwriter for a long time before I started writing full-time on Medium and on my blog. I pride myself on being able to write about any topic, and I did, from ColdFusion programming to fine art prints. I had a couple of terrific clients, and they kept me going for a long time.

But, when Medium came along, I decided I would quit ghostwriting and focus on publishing stories. The fu

ESL Teacher - What is Your Educational Philosophy?

As I interview for more and more teaching positions in China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan, I find I am asked the same questions repeatedly. I always know the answer, but I thought since I am a writer, why not document the answers as a way to answer the most common queries from administrators?

What is Your Teaching Philosophy?

My approach or methodology to teaching English as a second language is to prioritize the student's effort as the key factor in their learning journey. Everything I do as
The Personal Essayist •

How a Failing Heart and a New Hemisphere Changed My Life

Dr. Borreros glanced over the top of his horn-rimmed glasses and looked me in the eyes.

“You have a SCAD, and you are dying.”

I sprawl naked, surgically taped by arms and legs to an overlarge operating table. There was only a thin blue sheet covering my unmentionables, and I felt vulnerable. The surface was frigid, smooth, and sanitized for my protection. I am a man of size, and it took no less than eight nurses to scoot me over from the gurney. Filipinos are not massive people known for feats
Medium •

Renaissance man. Multipotentialite. Dilettante.

I sometimes envy people who can pick one thing for life and stick with it no matter what, or pick a niche and make a name for themselves. There has never been a period in my life where I only worked on one project or wrote about one topic. I know much about a great many things.

My active and hungry mind forces me to keep searching for knowledge and experiences I may have missed in life. I want to jump to new territory and learn everything I can about each new interest, then move on and find oth
Cringeworthy •

Is ChatGPT the Beginning of the Technological Singularity?

Thirty years ago, I had a dream. I dreamed that computer technology improved exponentially until computers became a trillion times more intelligent than any human could be. Instead of destroying the human race, these computers set out to help the humans who had created them.

Computers figured out newer and better ways to solve everyday problems and improve upon ideas and inventions that were destroying the earth and the minds and bodies of the humans they wanted to help.

It started with implan

Websites I've Built

“You can make anything by writing.”

C. S. Lewis