Jason Dookeran
@shortdropstt.bsky.social
Travel and Tech freelance writer, hobbyist game developer, and a fan of treating people like people.
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Jason Dookeran
@shortdropstt.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Hello new followers! I'm Jason.
Professionally, I'm a writer, working on travel writing, tech writing, content for law firms and AI/ML writing.
For fun, I collect board games, play TTRPGs, OPTCG, and program.
I'm a Indie gamedev with a few projects on hold.
Thanks for following!
Professionally, I'm a writer, working on travel writing, tech writing, content for law firms and AI/ML writing.
For fun, I collect board games, play TTRPGs, OPTCG, and program.
I'm a Indie gamedev with a few projects on hold.
Thanks for following!
I keep forgetting this app exists.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I keep forgetting this app exists.
jdookeran.medium.com/day-14-panth...
Here's another day of my Build 30 in 30 self challenge. I coded a deity generator in Python that integrates with my entire pipeline up to now. #Python #GameDev #ProceduralGeneration #BuildInPublic
Here's another day of my Build 30 in 30 self challenge. I coded a deity generator in Python that integrates with my entire pipeline up to now. #Python #GameDev #ProceduralGeneration #BuildInPublic
Day 14: Pantheon Generator
When Gods Need Politics
jdookeran.medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
jdookeran.medium.com/day-14-panth...
Here's another day of my Build 30 in 30 self challenge. I coded a deity generator in Python that integrates with my entire pipeline up to now. #Python #GameDev #ProceduralGeneration #BuildInPublic
Here's another day of my Build 30 in 30 self challenge. I coded a deity generator in Python that integrates with my entire pipeline up to now. #Python #GameDev #ProceduralGeneration #BuildInPublic
drive.google.com/file/d/11fPW...
Here's the alpha for this game. I'm looking for feedback. The form's embedded inside the game for easy access. You're also welcome to share this around if you'd like. The more the merrier. #gamedev #androidgame #mobilegaming
Here's the alpha for this game. I'm looking for feedback. The form's embedded inside the game for easy access. You're also welcome to share this around if you'd like. The more the merrier. #gamedev #androidgame #mobilegaming
Hearthless01a.apk
drive.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
drive.google.com/file/d/11fPW...
Here's the alpha for this game. I'm looking for feedback. The form's embedded inside the game for easy access. You're also welcome to share this around if you'd like. The more the merrier. #gamedev #androidgame #mobilegaming
Here's the alpha for this game. I'm looking for feedback. The form's embedded inside the game for easy access. You're also welcome to share this around if you'd like. The more the merrier. #gamedev #androidgame #mobilegaming
Help a brother out fellow #gamedev or even #AndroidGamers?
I'm trying to see if this game concept is fun before I sink more time into it.
I'm trying to see if this game concept is fun before I sink more time into it.
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Help a brother out fellow #gamedev or even #AndroidGamers?
I'm trying to see if this game concept is fun before I sink more time into it.
I'm trying to see if this game concept is fun before I sink more time into it.
Made an RPG encounter generator today doing 5-room dungeons with enemies and loot.
Turns out game design is harder than algorithms. Who knew balancing faction modifiers across 9 biomes would take longer than writing the selection code?
#gamedev #buildinpublic #proceduralgeneration #python #indiedev
Turns out game design is harder than algorithms. Who knew balancing faction modifiers across 9 biomes would take longer than writing the selection code?
#gamedev #buildinpublic #proceduralgeneration #python #indiedev
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Made an RPG encounter generator today doing 5-room dungeons with enemies and loot.
Turns out game design is harder than algorithms. Who knew balancing faction modifiers across 9 biomes would take longer than writing the selection code?
#gamedev #buildinpublic #proceduralgeneration #python #indiedev
Turns out game design is harder than algorithms. Who knew balancing faction modifiers across 9 biomes would take longer than writing the selection code?
#gamedev #buildinpublic #proceduralgeneration #python #indiedev
I love when a project starts with, “We don’t really have documentation… we have some notes somewhere.”
It’s like being handed a treasure map drawn by someone who was actively being chased by wolves.
It’s like being handed a treasure map drawn by someone who was actively being chased by wolves.
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I love when a project starts with, “We don’t really have documentation… we have some notes somewhere.”
It’s like being handed a treasure map drawn by someone who was actively being chased by wolves.
It’s like being handed a treasure map drawn by someone who was actively being chased by wolves.
Checklists don’t make good memories.
The best stories I’ve brought home came from slowing down, not speeding through.
My new piece: Slow Travel for People Who Hate Lists
jdookeran.medium.com/slow-travel-...
I wrote this for people who believe in slow travel and sustainable tourism more than lists.
The best stories I’ve brought home came from slowing down, not speeding through.
My new piece: Slow Travel for People Who Hate Lists
jdookeran.medium.com/slow-travel-...
I wrote this for people who believe in slow travel and sustainable tourism more than lists.
Slow Travel For People Who Hate Lists
“Here’s Ten Things You Should Do In <Insert Place Here>”
jdookeran.medium.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Checklists don’t make good memories.
The best stories I’ve brought home came from slowing down, not speeding through.
My new piece: Slow Travel for People Who Hate Lists
jdookeran.medium.com/slow-travel-...
I wrote this for people who believe in slow travel and sustainable tourism more than lists.
The best stories I’ve brought home came from slowing down, not speeding through.
My new piece: Slow Travel for People Who Hate Lists
jdookeran.medium.com/slow-travel-...
I wrote this for people who believe in slow travel and sustainable tourism more than lists.
www.patreon.com/posts/no-one...
Here's some fun writing, if you're into noir fiction. And yes, the entire thing so far is free.
#writing #fiction #caribbeanwriter #noirfiction
Here's some fun writing, if you're into noir fiction. And yes, the entire thing so far is free.
#writing #fiction #caribbeanwriter #noirfiction
No One Dies in Tobago Chapter XV | JD Writes
Get more from JD Writes on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
www.patreon.com/posts/no-one...
Here's some fun writing, if you're into noir fiction. And yes, the entire thing so far is free.
#writing #fiction #caribbeanwriter #noirfiction
Here's some fun writing, if you're into noir fiction. And yes, the entire thing so far is free.
#writing #fiction #caribbeanwriter #noirfiction
Founder content math: every hour writing is an hour not spent on product, customers, or fixing fires. You know it builds credibility, but time always loses. Push it to nights/weekends & it never happens. #startups #founderlife #contentmarketing #buildinpublic thechain.substack.com/p/the-founde...
The Founder's Bandwidth Bottleneck
You just can't do everything
thechain.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Founder content math: every hour writing is an hour not spent on product, customers, or fixing fires. You know it builds credibility, but time always loses. Push it to nights/weekends & it never happens. #startups #founderlife #contentmarketing #buildinpublic thechain.substack.com/p/the-founde...
A metal man holding up a tree in Recoleta, Buenos Aires. The cool part?the guy is welded out of scrap metal parts. And he actually has the weight of the tree on his shoulders! #photography #buenosaires #travel #dailyinspiration
July 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A metal man holding up a tree in Recoleta, Buenos Aires. The cool part?the guy is welded out of scrap metal parts. And he actually has the weight of the tree on his shoulders! #photography #buenosaires #travel #dailyinspiration
Clear water, smooth stones, and the kind of quiet that feels earned. Can you guess where this is?
#Trinidad #DailyInspiration #Photography #ForestScenes #RiverMood #Travel #TravelPhotography
#Trinidad #DailyInspiration #Photography #ForestScenes #RiverMood #Travel #TravelPhotography
June 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Clear water, smooth stones, and the kind of quiet that feels earned. Can you guess where this is?
#Trinidad #DailyInspiration #Photography #ForestScenes #RiverMood #Travel #TravelPhotography
#Trinidad #DailyInspiration #Photography #ForestScenes #RiverMood #Travel #TravelPhotography
Quiet palms along the Ortoire River mouth by the Atlantic. Manzanilla named for manchineel’s ‘small apples’. Be careful though. The Manchineel will kill you. #dailyinspiration #travelphotography #CaribbeanVibes
June 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Quiet palms along the Ortoire River mouth by the Atlantic. Manzanilla named for manchineel’s ‘small apples’. Be careful though. The Manchineel will kill you. #dailyinspiration #travelphotography #CaribbeanVibes
Bacolet, Tobago. Shade, sea, and not much else. Which is exactly the point.
#Tobago #Bacolet #DailyInspiration #Photography #CoastalCalm #travel #travelphotography #beachphoto
#Tobago #Bacolet #DailyInspiration #Photography #CoastalCalm #travel #travelphotography #beachphoto
June 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Bacolet, Tobago. Shade, sea, and not much else. Which is exactly the point.
#Tobago #Bacolet #DailyInspiration #Photography #CoastalCalm #travel #travelphotography #beachphoto
#Tobago #Bacolet #DailyInspiration #Photography #CoastalCalm #travel #travelphotography #beachphoto
Shark Hole, Barbados. No sharks, just a carved-out cove with calm water and coral cliffs. Easy to miss, but so worth the detour!
#Barbados #SharkHole #DailyInspiration #Photography #HiddenSpots
#Barbados #SharkHole #DailyInspiration #Photography #HiddenSpots
June 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Shark Hole, Barbados. No sharks, just a carved-out cove with calm water and coral cliffs. Easy to miss, but so worth the detour!
#Barbados #SharkHole #DailyInspiration #Photography #HiddenSpots
#Barbados #SharkHole #DailyInspiration #Photography #HiddenSpots
A driveway near Parlatuvier, Tobago. Just morning light, moss on concrete, and no reason to rush anywhere.
#Tobago #DailyInspiration #Photography #IslandScenes #CaribbeanMood #travelwriter #travel
#Tobago #DailyInspiration #Photography #IslandScenes #CaribbeanMood #travelwriter #travel
June 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A driveway near Parlatuvier, Tobago. Just morning light, moss on concrete, and no reason to rush anywhere.
#Tobago #DailyInspiration #Photography #IslandScenes #CaribbeanMood #travelwriter #travel
#Tobago #DailyInspiration #Photography #IslandScenes #CaribbeanMood #travelwriter #travel
El Misti over Arequipa. It hasn’t erupted in centuries, but it’s still active. Looks calm now.
#Arequipa #DailyInspiration #Misti #Peru #PhotographyNotes
#Arequipa #DailyInspiration #Misti #Peru #PhotographyNotes
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
El Misti over Arequipa. It hasn’t erupted in centuries, but it’s still active. Looks calm now.
#Arequipa #DailyInspiration #Misti #Peru #PhotographyNotes
#Arequipa #DailyInspiration #Misti #Peru #PhotographyNotes
Midday at Huaca Pucllana. You take a short walk and end up face to face with a pyramid in the middle of Lima. No fanfare, just bricks and time.
#Lima #HuacaPucllana #DailyInspiration #CityLayers #PhotographyNotes #travel #travelphotography #photography
#Lima #HuacaPucllana #DailyInspiration #CityLayers #PhotographyNotes #travel #travelphotography #photography
May 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Midday at Huaca Pucllana. You take a short walk and end up face to face with a pyramid in the middle of Lima. No fanfare, just bricks and time.
#Lima #HuacaPucllana #DailyInspiration #CityLayers #PhotographyNotes #travel #travelphotography #photography
#Lima #HuacaPucllana #DailyInspiration #CityLayers #PhotographyNotes #travel #travelphotography #photography
Huacachina, Peru. A palm-lined oasis in the middle of the sand. Everyone’s here for the dunes, but this quiet moment was the better view.
#Huacachina #Peru #DailyInspiration #Photography #DesertOasis #TravelNotes #TravelWriter #TravelBlogger
#Huacachina #Peru #DailyInspiration #Photography #DesertOasis #TravelNotes #TravelWriter #TravelBlogger
May 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Huacachina, Peru. A palm-lined oasis in the middle of the sand. Everyone’s here for the dunes, but this quiet moment was the better view.
#Huacachina #Peru #DailyInspiration #Photography #DesertOasis #TravelNotes #TravelWriter #TravelBlogger
#Huacachina #Peru #DailyInspiration #Photography #DesertOasis #TravelNotes #TravelWriter #TravelBlogger
Home is where you make it. In less than two months, I'll be making somewhere else home. But then I'll miss shots like these.
#trinidadandtobago #trinidad #carnival #costume #dailyinspiration
#trinidadandtobago #trinidad #carnival #costume #dailyinspiration
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Home is where you make it. In less than two months, I'll be making somewhere else home. But then I'll miss shots like these.
#trinidadandtobago #trinidad #carnival #costume #dailyinspiration
#trinidadandtobago #trinidad #carnival #costume #dailyinspiration
A quiet fountain in Cusco, Peru. Stopped because I saw alpacas. Even the stone ones have presence.
#Cusco #AlpacasAreMajestic #DailyInspiration #StreetScenes #TravelNotes #Travel #Photography
#Cusco #AlpacasAreMajestic #DailyInspiration #StreetScenes #TravelNotes #Travel #Photography
May 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A quiet fountain in Cusco, Peru. Stopped because I saw alpacas. Even the stone ones have presence.
#Cusco #AlpacasAreMajestic #DailyInspiration #StreetScenes #TravelNotes #Travel #Photography
#Cusco #AlpacasAreMajestic #DailyInspiration #StreetScenes #TravelNotes #Travel #Photography
Somewhere before Salkantay Pass. The air felt thin, the sky felt heavy, and I stopped pretending the mountain owed me anything.
#Salkantay #Peru #DailyInspiration #MountainPhotography #TrekkingNotes #Travel #SeeTheWorld
#Salkantay #Peru #DailyInspiration #MountainPhotography #TrekkingNotes #Travel #SeeTheWorld
May 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Somewhere before Salkantay Pass. The air felt thin, the sky felt heavy, and I stopped pretending the mountain owed me anything.
#Salkantay #Peru #DailyInspiration #MountainPhotography #TrekkingNotes #Travel #SeeTheWorld
#Salkantay #Peru #DailyInspiration #MountainPhotography #TrekkingNotes #Travel #SeeTheWorld
Lima stays grey more often than not. But in Comandante Espinar, early enough in the day, there’s a kind of calm that makes the color stand out. You just have to look for it.
#Lima #DailyInspiration #ComandanteEspinar #UrbanPhotography #CityDetails
#Lima #DailyInspiration #ComandanteEspinar #UrbanPhotography #CityDetails
May 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lima stays grey more often than not. But in Comandante Espinar, early enough in the day, there’s a kind of calm that makes the color stand out. You just have to look for it.
#Lima #DailyInspiration #ComandanteEspinar #UrbanPhotography #CityDetails
#Lima #DailyInspiration #ComandanteEspinar #UrbanPhotography #CityDetails
Dead fan, sticky heat, one napkin he cannot ignore. Room 203 keeps whispering. Chapter III of No One Dies in Tobago just dropped on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/JDWritesTT
#Mystery #CrimeFiction #Caribbean #Noir #IndieAuthor #Reading
www.patreon.com/JDWritesTT
#Mystery #CrimeFiction #Caribbean #Noir #IndieAuthor #Reading
May 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Dead fan, sticky heat, one napkin he cannot ignore. Room 203 keeps whispering. Chapter III of No One Dies in Tobago just dropped on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/JDWritesTT
#Mystery #CrimeFiction #Caribbean #Noir #IndieAuthor #Reading
www.patreon.com/JDWritesTT
#Mystery #CrimeFiction #Caribbean #Noir #IndieAuthor #Reading