Justin PenistonApr 64 min readNobody Suspects The Girl Who SmilesNobody suspects the girl who smiles. That’s why I picked her…but I’m getting ahead of myself. This job is easier when they don’t want the...
Justin PenistonNov 27, 20232 min readIt's Hard To Be Good When You're The WorstYou know you're doing a piss-poor job at marketing yourself when you update your website for the first time -- three years after building...
Justin PenistonNov 13, 20232 min readWarm Up - 11/13/23I'm trying to focus my writing time a little better, and I want to start by warming up every day. So I set a timer for 15 minutes and I'm...
Justin PenistonFeb 1, 20231 min readRock & Roll HoF 2023The first round of nominations for the next class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has been released. I have opinions. Kate Bush Sheryl...
Justin PenistonAug 2, 20222 min readGood Enough Isn't Good EnoughI've been coasting on natural talent and a permissive wife for a while now. That's got to stop. I always used to joke that I stayed...
Justin PenistonJul 19, 20222 min readThe Syndrome Is REALIt's almost a cliché at this point -- oh look, a writer says that he has Imposter Syndrome! I mean, if such luminaries as Neil Gaiman,...
Justin PenistonJun 22, 20221 min readI Suck At Having A CareerSeriously, if I'm to be a successful freelance writer, I need to get a better hold on this whole self-promotion thing. You wouldn't know...