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Jason Daniel Chaplin

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Born in Mission, Texas in 1990, Jason Daniel Chaplin is an American journalist and author. In 2012, Chaplin burst onto the literary scene with the publication of his semi-autobiographical novel, "A Rocky Existence" - an exploitative, satire on the Missouri Ozarks drug culture during the late 2000s. Along with his brash personality and outspokenness, his debut created a stir among online literary circles. On Halloween of 2016, he published an epic, apocalyptic novel, "The Savage Romantics". In 2025, he published a collection of short stories titled “The Fragment Color, Darkly”.

He has lived in Texas, Missouri, Colorado, and New Hampshire.

Chaplin dedicated his life to Christ in 2022 and is a member of the Independent Christian Church. Chaplin
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Jason Daniel Chaplin I don’t get writer’s block. I read maybe four or five novels and/or short story collections a month. I think because of that I’m always inspired to jo…moreI don’t get writer’s block. I read maybe four or five novels and/or short story collections a month. I think because of that I’m always inspired to jot something down. My biggest problem has always been disorganization. I write in fragments and then I try puzzling the fragments together to form a cohesive narrative. It’s pretty brutal and takes me years to compose something I feel is worth sharing, but that’s how I do it.(less)
Jason Daniel Chaplin Having an excuse to read and write as much as I want — even though I’m a grown adult with responsibilities — and nobody calls me out on it. Nobody cal…moreHaving an excuse to read and write as much as I want — even though I’m a grown adult with responsibilities — and nobody calls me out on it. Nobody calls me crazy... well, that last part isn’t so true.(less)
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A Rocky Existence

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A Decent Machine

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I’d intended for my upcoming anthology of science fiction and dark fantasy short stories to be ready to publish this year but now it seems that’s totally out of the question.

In the past two years I’ve lived in three different states and held two simultaneous jobs working long hours. I know that’s no excuse for not being as productive as I should have been.

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“Outsider artists like Poe, Van Gogh, and Kafka had so much to say—yet no one to say it to. Their voices were soft, uncertain, lost in the noise of their own era. Only now are they truly heard—at last, and loud, and with a clarity that shakes the very ground beneath us. Not just posthumously, but long after their generations have vanished into dust. Their deaths were not only personal losses, but warnings—so stark and so human, they’ve placed the entire species on the endangered list.”
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“My crusade is not always to save others, but to mend the fractures in reality itself. If I can build a ground beneath their feet—a home they can return to when their grand illusions shatter—then I have done my part. And sometimes, I am the one who casts the stones.”
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“Never mourn the spirit of your past, but light a candle to spark ablaze the soul of your future, and who you’re going to be. And burn so brightly, and so deeply, that the person you see in the mirror can never defeat you.”
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“You’re better looking than me. You’re more intelligent than me. Your personality is more likable than mine. You make more money than me. Your family is nicer than mine. Your religion is better than mine. You’ve seen more beaches than me. You’ve been to more cities than me. Your automobile is nicer than mine. Your significant other is better looking than mine. Your candidate won. Your home team won. You’re number one. But life is a tie. We all die.”
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“...just because someone is a loner, it doesn't mean they’re alone. And just because someone is alone, it doesn't mean they’re lonely.”
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“You know, I often tremble when it's apparent that I've accidentally confused a stupid person. Stupid people have been known to kill what they don't understand.”
Jason Daniel Chaplin, The Savage Romantics

“I must have seen the separation coming for weeks, but simply chose not to acknowledge it. However, there was no indifference. Just pure, fraught alienation. My idea is to live virtually unafraid. We're never told of forces equally unabashed. It's a concoction for thrills, sure, but it's also a formula for heartbreak. The kind of heartbreak that congeals around the flesh; slows a person down to the freezing point, and cheats them of the most significant civilities left in this world.”
Jason Daniel Chaplin, A Rocky Existence

“You’re better looking than me. You’re more intelligent than me. Your personality is more likable than mine. You make more money than me. Your family is nicer than mine. Your religion is better than mine. You’ve seen more beaches than me. You’ve been to more cities than me. Your automobile is nicer than mine. Your significant other is better looking than mine. Your candidate won. Your home team won. You’re number one. But life is a tie. We all die.”
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“...just because someone is a loner, it doesn't mean they’re alone. And just because someone is alone, it doesn't mean they’re lonely.”
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“Sure, people can make you happy, but no one can stop you from being happy.”
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“Subconsciously, we all want to be nebula... In the end, we’re all connected. We’re all going to become one cloud of light whether you like it or not. We’re all made of the same star dust.”
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