Waiting for Ten Featured by Books That Make You
Jason W. Park’s BookFest-recognized novella receives fresh reader-facing attention in Books That Make You’s Spring 2026 award-winners roundup.
Journal Archive
The Journal
A growing archive of Jason’s published essays, letters, and reflections on recovery, discipline, mental health, gratitude, and the writing life.
Father’s Day 2026
A handwritten letter to Jason’s father on music, education, illness, protection, and the debt of love a son never forgets.
Recovery Is Not Self-Erasure
A recovery and meaning essay about mental health, ambition, discipline, and learning to become steadier without becoming smaller.
Mother’s Day 2026
A handwritten reflection to Jason’s mother on gratitude, aesthetics, discipline, tough love, and the long pursuit of the good life.
Stay with J.J.’s writing
Use the journal as the hub for essays, then move deeper into Jason’s books, reader correspondence, or speaking conversations from here.