We’re glad you’re here. This space is for creators 40+ who want to explore AI as a partner in writing, storytelling, and business. Take a moment to share: - Who you are - What you’re working on (big or small) - One way you’d like AI to support your creative work - share a picture of your workspace! No pressure—keep it short and simple. This is just a place to start the conversation. Looking forward to meeting you,Jason

Hey everyone, I know I've been quieter than usual the past few weeks. Life got intense fast. Quick recap of my holidays: My mom almost died. Blood clots in her lungs. We flew the whole family from the Philippines to Tucson on borrowed money and Medium payments. Spent a week crammed in my parents' small house. All six of us sleeping on the floor while my mom recovered. Made a last-minute decision to drive to Denver to introduce Flora and the kids to my other two sons. The truck's starter died halfway there. Had to bang on it with a wrench in the middle of the night to get it going. Drove 16 hours straight because I didn't want to risk stopping. It snowed in Denver. Flora had never seen snow before. Neither had Joey. Watching my tropical family experience snow for the first time made every stressful moment worth it. Drove back through Wolf Creek Pass. Flora kept saying "America is so beautiful." The kids want to move here now. Moved into our rental (a cute little cowboy bunkhouse) on December 29th. Got sick immediately after. Lower respiratory infection. Been on antibiotics since Saturday. I wrote the whole story here if you want the details: [Here is the link] Now what? Holidays are over. Time to get back to work. Here's what I'm focused on for January and beyond: 1. Client work comes first I've got contracts that pay the bills. Those get priority. Everything else fits around them. 2. Keep building on Medium. December was good. I want January to be better. That means writing consistently even when I don't feel like it. 3. Grow this community We're at 450+ members now. I want to make this place more valuable for everyone here. More discussions. More real talk. More helping each other figure this out. 4. LinkedIn and Threads I've been inconsistent. That changes now. Posting daily. Building visibility. Driving people back here.