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3 weeks ago | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
The birds had begun their crazed cacophony—the chaos before the morning light—as Raven made her way from the edge of campus up into the residential neighborhood perched above the Hill. Her old neighborhood. The one she grew up in. Now, it felt haunted. Ghosts whispered to her from every cracked sidewalk and overgrown lawn. The hill where her father taught her to ride a bike, jogging behind her until she didn’t need him to.
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1 month ago | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
After a brief delay (thanks, final edits and recovery), I’m back with a new chapter of They Knew. This week, Raven breaks into the SEEL lab beneath CU Boulder—with a dying AI in her pocket, security drones closing in, and no one left to trust. She’s running out of time, options… and power. Also, the illustration for this chapter might be my favorite yet—it’s the moment everything hinges on. That first lock. That first breach. That first real step into the resistance.
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2 months ago | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
She moved across campus, following the rudimentary white-blue arrows flickering on the surface of the Phoebee brick. They shifted as she walked, subtly correcting her direction, leading her forward like a ghostly compass. The paths were quiet at this hour, the usual murmur of late-night student life drowned out by the distant hum of traffic and the occasional rustling of leaves in the cold breeze.
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2 months ago | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
Author’s Note:Apologies for the delay—this chapter is a week behind. The past few weeks have been rough as I recover from a full ankle replacement surgery. This was no minor ordeal. They essentially cut out what was left of my right ankle and replaced it with a shiny new cyborg-like upgrade. Finding a surgeon willing to perform this procedure on someone my age wasn’t easy. But I’m incredibly lucky to have someone in my life who’s, well… let’s just say, very plugged into the medical community.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
Author's Note:Welcome back to another holiday season with the Colorado Switchblade! For those of you who’ve been with me for a while, you know I have a tradition of putting out a holiday-themed short story every year.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
eptrail.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
I remember it was a cold, gray and windy day as I helped my wife out of our beat-up grey Subaru. I got her walker from the trunk, carefully wrapping the blanket around her shoulders before helping her take each labored step toward the side door of our local medical clinic. She had six broken ribs that day, a result of the life-saving CPR I had given her, along with the paramedics and the robotic Newton machine that continued compressions as they drilled an IV into her shin bones.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
This article is an opinion piece based on my personal experiences and interviews. The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or publication. I remember it was a cold and windy day as I helped my wife out of our beat-up grey Subaru. I got her walker from the trunk, carefully wrapping the blanket around her shoulders before helping her take each labored step toward the side door of our local medical clinic.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
eptrail.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
With the election finally in our collective rearview mirror, we’re left with space to ask ourselves: What have we done to ourselves, to our communities, to what our places might be in this brave new America? I find myself craving a reminder of what it means to be human beyond the daily grind of political battles. Originally Published: November 15, 2024 at 7:31 AM MST
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
eptrail.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
Well, here we are — hungover, many of us, even those who stayed stone-cold sober through election night. It wasn’t the result many hoped for, yet this is the world we awoke to on Wednesday, a world that feels more uncertain and fractured than ever. And now, in the wake of it, we’re left to grapple with the unanswerable: What comes next? Fear looms large. I fear retribution. I fear for the world my daughters will inherit. I fear for democracy itself.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
coloradoswitchblade.com | Jason Van Tatenhove
It’s been a wild week, to say the least—full throttle to finish my new book, AI Ink, which is now available for presale at all major booksellers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, and more. If you’re a book lover, I’d love your support; snag a copy today and join the cause! The Colorado Switchblade is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
