The Fragment Color, Darkly

by Jason Daniel Chaplin

339 pages, Paperback

Published May 23, 2025

About the author

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 is also an outspoken gun safety and second amendment advocate.

Chaplin is a distant cousin of Herman Melville and Ernest Hemingway.