Jason Warburg
@jasonwarburg.bsky.social
Writer, music fan, husband/dad/grandpa, citizen. He/him. Opinions mine. 💙💛🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Anyone who tells an artist to “shut up and sing” or “stick to acting” or “I like your books but not your politics” does not understand what art is.
“Despite being a couple of inches shorter than me—around five-eleven—he took up infinitely more space in the room.” – NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN, p. 1
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About ‘Never Break the Chain’ - Jason Warburg
Two years after the death of his music-writer father, Believe in Me protagonist Tim Green sets off on an obsessive quest through Los Angeles’ rock and roll underworld to track down the mother who…
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December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“Despite being a couple of inches shorter than me—around five-eleven—he took up infinitely more space in the room.” – NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN, p. 1
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“By that point the morning’s proceedings had gathered a certain irrefutable momentum; I had been drawn into Jordan Lee’s gravitational field like a foundering fragment of cosmic debris yanked off course by a comet.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 23
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About ‘Believe in Me’ - Jason Warburg
A page-turning tale of being and becoming, Believe in Me follows young campaign operative Tim Green, the grieving son of a recently deceased music writer, and charismatic, politically active rock…
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December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“By that point the morning’s proceedings had gathered a certain irrefutable momentum; I had been drawn into Jordan Lee’s gravitational field like a foundering fragment of cosmic debris yanked off course by a comet.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 23
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“[T]here is no plan, and never has been. What there has been, is a series of instances of wanting to write something and share it with an audience, and then stumbling forward from there like a blind elephant with a trick knee.”
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Stumbling Forward - Jason Warburg
The Adventures of Lucca & Tirah: Into the Great Wood is a 28-page full-color illustrated storybook for early readers (ages 6-9) by me and Angela Caldwell.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“[T]here is no plan, and never has been. What there has been, is a series of instances of wanting to write something and share it with an audience, and then stumbling forward from there like a blind elephant with a trick knee.”
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“My job is to narrate my experience as a listener, to explain how the work was received on my end, which buttons it pushed and which it didn’t… I do what I do because I love music, not criticizing those who make it.” – MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 2
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About ‘My Heart Sings the Harmony’ - Jason Warburg
What does music mean to you? Is it entertainment? Background noise? Or a consuming passion and constant presence in your life for as long as you can remember? For Daily Vault editor Jason Warburg,…
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December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“My job is to narrate my experience as a listener, to explain how the work was received on my end, which buttons it pushed and which it didn’t… I do what I do because I love music, not criticizing those who make it.” – MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 2
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“…faith is a subject you can’t sidestep. You can only pose the questions we all face at some point, and try to make sure your characters answer them as honestly as they can.” – THE REMEMBERING, p. 95
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About ‘The Remembering’ - Jason Warburg
In the span of 20 months, Jason Warburg lost his mother, his father, and his job of more than a decade. The day after he collected the last family mementos from his father’s house, the world shut…
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December 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“…faith is a subject you can’t sidestep. You can only pose the questions we all face at some point, and try to make sure your characters answer them as honestly as they can.” – THE REMEMBERING, p. 95
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“And then he turned, swiped his cigarettes off the arm of his chair, stomped to the back door, wrenched it open, stepped through, and slammed it back shut behind him, leaving his children to sift through the wreckage as their mother sank to her knees.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 44
About ‘Home Was a Dream’ - Jason Warburg
Three generations connected by music and haunted by secrets.Unnerved by his recent engagement and the prospect of parenthood, Tim Green, protagonist of Believe in Me and Never Break the Chain, digs…
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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“And then he turned, swiped his cigarettes off the arm of his chair, stomped to the back door, wrenched it open, stepped through, and slammed it back shut behind him, leaving his children to sift through the wreckage as their mother sank to her knees.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 44
“I’d been yelled at by plenty of powerful men, but Blake Saunders was the first I could recall who, within five minutes of meeting me, threatened in matter-of-fact tones to tear me into bite-sized chunks and throw them into the Malibu surf.” – NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN, p. 1
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About ‘Never Break the Chain’ - Jason Warburg
Two years after the death of his music-writer father, Believe in Me protagonist Tim Green sets off on an obsessive quest through Los Angeles’ rock and roll underworld to track down the mother who…
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December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“I’d been yelled at by plenty of powerful men, but Blake Saunders was the first I could recall who, within five minutes of meeting me, threatened in matter-of-fact tones to tear me into bite-sized chunks and throw them into the Malibu surf.” – NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN, p. 1
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“I’d personally witnessed a polling consultant getting run out the door by the candidate one afternoon, only to find him sitting in our conference room again the next morning with a fresh double-latte in his hand like nothing had happened.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 21
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About ‘Believe in Me’ - Jason Warburg
A page-turning tale of being and becoming, Believe in Me follows young campaign operative Tim Green, the grieving son of a recently deceased music writer, and charismatic, politically active rock…
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December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“I’d personally witnessed a polling consultant getting run out the door by the candidate one afternoon, only to find him sitting in our conference room again the next morning with a fresh double-latte in his hand like nothing had happened.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 21
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In times like these, we could all use a break. Here’s my contribution: a headlong stage dive into the “Best Of 2025” in the world of music.
The Daily Vault Music Reviews
Across a year that’s been as knotty as a progressive rock jam in 13/8, music has both grounded and inspired over and over again, delivering joy, heartbreak, insight, and the kind of authenticity…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In times like these, we could all use a break. Here’s my contribution: a headlong stage dive into the “Best Of 2025” in the world of music.
“I knew I wanted to write a story that captured the personalities of the cats my grandkids had known. It wasn’t until I had developed the character dynamics that I began working the roots of prejudice—fear of the unknown—into the storyline.”
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Local books: Author shifts from thrillers to adventures with a children’s book
“The idea that formed was a story that would immortalize the characters who had been part of our household for so many years.”
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December 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“I knew I wanted to write a story that captured the personalities of the cats my grandkids had known. It wasn’t until I had developed the character dynamics that I began working the roots of prejudice—fear of the unknown—into the storyline.”
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“Artists pour themselves into their craft, investing not just dollars and hours, but deep personal truths that animate and give dimension to their creations. The critic then ‘cracks open’ the artist’s creation and describes what s/he finds inside.” – MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 1
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About ‘My Heart Sings the Harmony’ - Jason Warburg
What does music mean to you? Is it entertainment? Background noise? Or a consuming passion and constant presence in your life for as long as you can remember? For Daily Vault editor Jason Warburg,…
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December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Artists pour themselves into their craft, investing not just dollars and hours, but deep personal truths that animate and give dimension to their creations. The critic then ‘cracks open’ the artist’s creation and describes what s/he finds inside.” – MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 1
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“The subtext of these pieces is how much the act of writing was giving back to me. When we truly invest ourselves in it, writing becomes a means of untying the knots in our own backstory.” – THE REMEMBERING, p. 82
About ‘The Remembering’ - Jason Warburg
In the span of 20 months, Jason Warburg lost his mother, his father, and his job of more than a decade. The day after he collected the last family mementos from his father’s house, the world shut…
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December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“The subtext of these pieces is how much the act of writing was giving back to me. When we truly invest ourselves in it, writing becomes a means of untying the knots in our own backstory.” – THE REMEMBERING, p. 82
“He was waving his hands through the air as he spoke now, as if conducting music only he could hear, the Dragon in full flight.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 42
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About ‘Home Was a Dream’ - Jason Warburg
Three generations connected by music and haunted by secrets.Unnerved by his recent engagement and the prospect of parenthood, Tim Green, protagonist of Believe in Me and Never Break the Chain, digs…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“He was waving his hands through the air as he spoke now, as if conducting music only he could hear, the Dragon in full flight.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 42
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“Family is a mirror. In every person you see some reflection of yourself, whether close or distant, clear or distorted. Family is your every flaw, and moment of grace, revealed back to you.” – NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN, Prologue
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About ‘Never Break the Chain’ - Jason Warburg
Two years after the death of his music-writer father, Believe in Me protagonist Tim Green sets off on an obsessive quest through Los Angeles’ rock and roll underworld to track down the mother who…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“Family is a mirror. In every person you see some reflection of yourself, whether close or distant, clear or distorted. Family is your every flaw, and moment of grace, revealed back to you.” – NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN, Prologue
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“…the details were lost in the fog of 300 artist profiles and 3,000 album reviews, my father’s Don Quixote-ish legacy, a virtual critical encyclopedia of a creative genre many still can’t conceive of as art.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 19
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About ‘Believe in Me’ - Jason Warburg
A page-turning tale of being and becoming, Believe in Me follows young campaign operative Tim Green, the grieving son of a recently deceased music writer, and charismatic, politically active rock…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“…the details were lost in the fog of 300 artist profiles and 3,000 album reviews, my father’s Don Quixote-ish legacy, a virtual critical encyclopedia of a creative genre many still can’t conceive of as art.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 19
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“I think losing a presence that big in our lives knocks anyone sideways. It puts us in a reflective mood where we think about the big questions and events in our lives. I responded by doing what comes naturally; I started writing a book.”
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Author keeps his late parents close by reflecting on who they were
Not right away, but once he’d gotten into the writing, Warburg recognized the therapeutic value of writing for himself while wondering the value of what he might offer to others.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“I think losing a presence that big in our lives knocks anyone sideways. It puts us in a reflective mood where we think about the big questions and events in our lives. I responded by doing what comes naturally; I started writing a book.”
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THE ADVENTURES OF LUCCA AND TIRAH took on a fresh dimension as the story itself came together—a gentle tale about fear of the unknown and the challenges of making friends, that’s also an allegory about prejudice.
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About ”The Adventures of Lucca & Tirah” - Jason Warburg
“Rumbly tumbly” black cat Lucca and curious, nimble grey tabby Tirah live with their humans in a house on the edge of town, next to a forest that the cats have named The Great Wood. When Lucca spies…
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December 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF LUCCA AND TIRAH took on a fresh dimension as the story itself came together—a gentle tale about fear of the unknown and the challenges of making friends, that’s also an allegory about prejudice.
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“When these moments arrive, the world disappears, because the emotional experience these artists are conveying to me on their songs is real, and has the power to transport & transform me in a way that no other art form can.”
– MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 294
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– MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 294
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About ‘My Heart Sings the Harmony’ - Jason Warburg
What does music mean to you? Is it entertainment? Background noise? Or a consuming passion and constant presence in your life for as long as you can remember? For Daily Vault editor Jason Warburg,…
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December 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“When these moments arrive, the world disappears, because the emotional experience these artists are conveying to me on their songs is real, and has the power to transport & transform me in a way that no other art form can.”
– MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 294
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– MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 294
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"Mom and Dad had slowly, tentatively begun to gravitate in each other’s direction. A broad circle of family surrounding them—nearly a dozen children & spouses, & roughly the same number of grandchildren—held its collective breath, elbowing each other & staring" THE REMEMBERING, p. 81
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About ‘The Remembering’ - Jason Warburg
In the span of 20 months, Jason Warburg lost his mother, his father, and his job of more than a decade. The day after he collected the last family mementos from his father’s house, the world shut…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Mom and Dad had slowly, tentatively begun to gravitate in each other’s direction. A broad circle of family surrounding them—nearly a dozen children & spouses, & roughly the same number of grandchildren—held its collective breath, elbowing each other & staring" THE REMEMBERING, p. 81
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“Ruth asked him about the writing he’d been doing and he spent a happy half hour chatting her up about music, going on a long tangent about the merits of Philly soul versus Motown that seemed to delight her in its dorky specificity.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 41
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About ‘Home Was a Dream’ - Jason Warburg
Three generations connected by music and haunted by secrets.Unnerved by his recent engagement and the prospect of parenthood, Tim Green, protagonist of Believe in Me and Never Break the Chain, digs…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“Ruth asked him about the writing he’d been doing and he spent a happy half hour chatting her up about music, going on a long tangent about the merits of Philly soul versus Motown that seemed to delight her in its dorky specificity.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 41
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“People approached Frank with a wary mixture of hope and fear, like a football team they’d placed a large bet on but didn’t entirely trust to beat the spread. Jordan, by contrast, was the object of out-and-out adulation.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 17
About ‘Believe in Me’ - Jason Warburg
A page-turning tale of being and becoming, Believe in Me follows young campaign operative Tim Green, the grieving son of a recently deceased music writer, and charismatic, politically active rock…
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December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“People approached Frank with a wary mixture of hope and fear, like a football team they’d placed a large bet on but didn’t entirely trust to beat the spread. Jordan, by contrast, was the object of out-and-out adulation.” – BELIEVE IN ME, p. 17
The Branson School asked me to write an in-depth piece about a couple of inspirational teachers on campus and their unusual history. The result was my favorite feature article that I’ve ever worked on. See p. 24-28 at the link.
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Branson Magazine: Courage (January 2024)
Inaugural issue of Branson Magazine, published January 2024.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Branson School asked me to write an in-depth piece about a couple of inspirational teachers on campus and their unusual history. The result was my favorite feature article that I’ve ever worked on. See p. 24-28 at the link.
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“Learning about what you respond to in art is learning about yourself.” – MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 294
About ‘My Heart Sings the Harmony’ - Jason Warburg
What does music mean to you? Is it entertainment? Background noise? Or a consuming passion and constant presence in your life for as long as you can remember? For Daily Vault editor Jason Warburg,…
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November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Learning about what you respond to in art is learning about yourself.” – MY HEART SINGS THE HARMONY, p. 294
“The cultural norms and traditions of today were all new once, whether years or centuries ago. They came about through a natural evolution... which will continue no matter how many people (shout) at the top of their lungs that they don’t want it to.” – THE REMEMBERING, p. 60
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About ‘The Remembering’ - Jason Warburg
In the span of 20 months, Jason Warburg lost his mother, his father, and his job of more than a decade. The day after he collected the last family mementos from his father’s house, the world shut…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“The cultural norms and traditions of today were all new once, whether years or centuries ago. They came about through a natural evolution... which will continue no matter how many people (shout) at the top of their lungs that they don’t want it to.” – THE REMEMBERING, p. 60
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“It was a place that belonged to us... & now it’s not ours anymore. It belongs to someone else... . And they didn’t take it from us, we walked away, just like we were supposed to, just like we wanted to. But it still feels like we lost something.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 40
About ‘Home Was a Dream’ - Jason Warburg
Three generations connected by music and haunted by secrets.Unnerved by his recent engagement and the prospect of parenthood, Tim Green, protagonist of Believe in Me and Never Break the Chain, digs…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“It was a place that belonged to us... & now it’s not ours anymore. It belongs to someone else... . And they didn’t take it from us, we walked away, just like we were supposed to, just like we wanted to. But it still feels like we lost something.” – HOME WAS A DREAM, p. 40