The Story Atlas is a living place for memories, reflections, and the meaning they carry through time.
Read the living memoir →REAL PHOTOGRAPHS · LIVED INTERESTS
The person behind the work
A working life, a creative life, and questions I am still learning how to answer.
ONE PERSON · MANY FACETS
It is possible to love a lot of life.
Army veteran. Former commercial fisherman. Builder and learner. Hip-hop fan, poetry lover, dancer, pool player, history student, outdoorsman. Curious about cosmology, extraterrestrial life, intelligence history, theology and philosophy.
I enjoy music across genres, fishing for work and for peace, meditation and helping other people. Cerulean is my favorite color, roses are my favorite flower, and dolphins are my favorite sea animal.
These are first-person interests reported by Zackery. No claim is made that any interpretation of the universe has been scientifically verified.
A PERSONAL SPIRITUAL RECORD
Conscience without compulsory belief.
Zackery describes himself as psychic and a medium, and as someone who pursues the truth of existence as it stands. These are his personal spiritual identity and account, not independently tested supernatural findings or requirements for others to share his worldview.
“I am a mix of all nations.” Zackery uses these words to describe his relationship to humanity and says he seeks to welcome people across nationalities, ethnicities and spiritualities. This is presented as a personal expression of connection and inclusion, not a verified genealogical claim or authority to speak for every person.
THE TATTOO · ORIGINAL IMAGES
A puzzle carried in ink.
Explore the three original photographs rather than relying on generated artistic reconstructions. Puzzle-piece forms carry nature and animal motifs. The precise meaning of each image belongs to Zackery's own explanation.
THE HUMAN MIXTAPE
The soundtrack is more than one genre.
Music, poetry, play, the outdoors, and quiet reflection all have a place in this life.
WHAT I TRY TO CARRY
Seven values. A daily responsibility.
These are the values I bring to the work and to the life behind it. Their value has to show in conduct.
Humility
Listen. Learn. Leave room to be corrected.
Integrity
Do the right thing even when nobody is looking.
Discernment
Understand what applies, what matters, and when to act or hold.
Continuity
Preserve what matters across time.
Health
Care for the capacity to carry the life and work ahead.
Faith
Honor conscience while respecting another person's freedom.
Accountability
Own the decision. Keep the evidence. Answer for the result.
Edited explanations of Zackery's recorded values. The governing-choice quotation on the home page preserves his exact wording.
WRITING · MEMORY · IMAGINATION
More than one kind of story.
LIVING MEMOIR
Don't Forget to Blink.
A Memoir of a Boy to a Man. The personal record I will keep writing, beginning with the origin I choose to describe and the memories I carry.
Read the living memoir →PERSONAL BOOK CONCEPTS
Humor. Spirit. The collective.
How Not to Be a Spy, Between Heaven and Earth, and The Veritas Assembly are working writing concepts. They are part of my creative direction, with no release dates announced.
PROFESSIONAL AUTHORSHIP
The AI Authority Primer
My professional work asks how people keep authority and evidence when AI enters a consequential decision. The Authority Series belongs with VPP's commercial publishing work.
Explore the Primer ↗