Welcome to Weiss Journal

Literary essays, black-and-white photography, and the art of noticing

I spent twenty-six years in law enforcement, eight of them as a police chief. These days I write and walk with a camera, chasing small truths that rise from light and shadow and the rhythms of life.

I read and write daily. I explore with my camera. I listen and notice.

Weiss Journal is where I set these things down. Essays. Photographs. Audio narrations. Moments that stay with a person. And none of my work is touched by AI.

This journal is free to read and listen to. If the work speaks to you, donations are appreciated.

— John Patrick Weiss

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