HeyJaredDeclan’s Newsletter
From the three time Dragon Award finalist, SFF, Urban fantasy, thrillers, mysteries, and whatever else catches my fancy.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 10
- Latest publication
- Sep 28, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Sep 10, 2026
Latest issues
The “Best” TV shows of the 21st Century(?) (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Over the weekend, The New York Times released its “100 best TV shows of the 21st century.”How bad is it?It’s … about as bad as you think it is.This suffers from lethal levels of presentism and self-importance.In other words, it’s … the Times.Let’s dive into this a little.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0i8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed527e92-7919-4b80-8
Mass Notes: Die to the Self (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Mass notesEzekiel 18:25-28. Are my ways unfair? Or are yours?Psalm 25:4-9. Remember your mercies oh Lord.Philippians 2:1-11. Regard others as more important than yourself.... Jesus humbled Himself, taking the form of a slave. Because of this, God exalted Him.Matthew 21: 28-32. Which of the two did his father’s will?Homily:The second reading is challenging. Do nothing out of selfishness. We have a fallen nature. Sometimes we do the right
P-Con, this weekend (opens the original)
Read excerpt
There is a convention called P-Con this weekend in Dallas, near Love Field airport.I’ll be there on Friday and Saturday.Shami Stovall will also be there. She’s awesome.Raconteur Press will largely be there.Lori Janeski and her husband will be there.My wife will be there as a panelist.John McNichol will be there. He
The Return of White Ops (opens the original)
Read excerpt
You might remember White Ops, the space opera that I started as fan fiction, and turned into something very, very different… even when it was still fan fiction.If you don’t, you’re in luck. There is no better time to enter into the series.Because now, we have omnibus editions … Also, a new entry in the series. If you’re new to the series, you’re going to want to look at these volumes.If you’ve already read books 1-5, scroll down for book six.Omnibus #1<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"
Mass Notes: What are you in this for? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
My priest gives good homily. So, I share it around. No, I do not give the whole reading. I give you the readings numbers and excerpts, you can look them up yourself if you weren’t at mass today..First Reading: Isaiah 55:6-9. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my waysPsalmPsalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 The Lord is near to all who call upon him.Second readin
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.