After reading James’ version of the challenge created by David from Forking Mad here we are! To quote Keenan, “I saw Robb James do it, so I wanted to, too. I’m very impressionable.” (Also, the...
Hi! I'm Zachary Kai, a space fantasy writer, offbeat queer, twenty-something, curiosity enthusiast, and traveler.
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IndieWeb Book Club: Oct 2025 | Zachary Kai
This month on IndieWeb Book Club! I invite you to read The Creative Act by Rick Rubin and post about it on your site. It's an exploration of creativity as a way of being. ...
IndieWeb Movie Club: Sep 2025 | Zachary Kai
This month on IndieWeb Movie Club! I invite you to watch the animated 2024 film The Wild Robot and post about it on your site. It's about a robot, stranded on an island, who learns wh...
What I Choose To Capture And Why | Zachary Kai
You'll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Zoe Loukia via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you'd also like to trade! ...
What Making By Hand Means To Me | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by James via our post title trade! He wrote The way I think about a song. Read more about the initiative,...
How Travel Is An Engine For Writing | Zachary Kai
You'll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Joe Crawford via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you'd also like to trade! ...
Syzygy | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Keenan via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
A Sense Of Place | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Britt via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
Shot Silk And Sapphire Spiders | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with this title, as suggested by Rosaria Delacroix via our blog post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
The Notification I Look Forward To Most | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Pablo Enoc via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
No Going Back | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Frances via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
Fictional Worlds I'd Live In | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Sylvia via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
My 2025 Goals So Far | Zachary Kai
You’ll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Ava via our blog post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you’d also like to trade! ...
Authenticity On The Web | Zachary Kai
Here you'll find my attempt at a post with the aforementioned title, as suggested by Kami via our post title trade! Read more about the initiative, or contact me if you'd also like to trade! ...
What Is This Feeling, If Not Love? | Zachary Kai
I fall in love. Often. All the time. Not just with the usual suspects: film, music, books...but people. Strangers across the street, brief acquaintances, friends. And I don’t mean i...
The Colbert Questionert | Zachary Kai
After seeing Maya answer this, and thanks to her, hearing about it for the first time, I thought I'd also take it. If you have a site, why don't you too? Questions 1. ...
Music Questions Challenge | Zachary Kai
Inspired by Ava's entry, I'm answering the music questions challenge, created by TakenVault If you have a site, why not answer it too? Questions 1. What Are Five ...
Things To Do While Waiting | Zachary Kai
So your flight's delayed. Or an event you were going to attend has been canceled. You're stuck waiting for an appointment far longer than you anticipated. You've entered what I call l...
Minds Within Mine | Zachary Kai
I’ve always wondered what my characters say about me. Couple that with there are so many folks living in my head, it’s difficult to keep track... Why don’t I write about them here? ...
IndieWeb Movie Club: Apr 2025 | Zachary Kai
This month on IndieWeb Movie Club! I invite you to watch the 1997 Australian comedy classic The Castle and post about it on your site. It's about the value of family, home, and stan...
The Unexpected Ambassador | Zachary Kai
This is a submission for the March 2025 IndieWeb Carnival on Self-Expression hosted by Pablo Morales. To exist is to explain. Especially if you occupy multiple intersecting identities...
Writing Sparks | Zachary Kai
The blank page is a gentle terror. These prompts may make it less so. Even... fun? Enjoy. 25-Word Universe: Paint a vivid world within twenty-five word...
Punchy Prose | Zachary Kai
Herein you'll find a list of words I watch for in my writing, to replace/remove for stronger prose. Thought you might find it useful! Table Of Contents...
Blog Questions Challenge 2025 | Zachary Kai
Saw many folks answering these questions, so I thought, why not answer them too! If you have a site, please do also if so inclined. (Kudos to Annie Mueller's post for pushing me over the edge.) ...
35 Things That Made My 2024 | Zachary Kai
Inspired by Austin Kleon's lists of things that made his year (here's his entry for 2023.) Making my first zines in years (and having the courage to share them w...
Goals For 2025 | Zachary Kai
Herein you'll find my goals for 2025: what I'd like to achieve. Recorded here to remain accountable to myself! Inspired by Joanna Penn and her yearly reviews and goals. Table Of Conten...
Things You'd Perhaps Enjoy | Zachary Kai
Things I wish to share with you, in the hopes you'll enjoy them. Table Of Contents Comics Curiosities ...
Proust's Questionnaire | Zachary Kai
Herein you'll find my answers to the questionnaire first devised by Marcel Proust, the French essayist, literary critic, and novelist. Why not, if not for fun? (Credit to Xanthe Tyneh...
Liminal Festival (2024) | Zachary Kai
Herein you'll find my notes from attending the inaugural Liminal Festival, hosted by the magazine of the same name, held in Melbourne, Australia (live and online.) Tab...
Notes: Mildura Writers Festival 2024 | Zachary Kai
What I learned or found interesting from attending my first Writers Festival! Table Of Contents Reading & Writing Place Into Being ...