Lost Souls and Eternal Dreams Signed copies available at ryanskeffington. com

Five stars are great, but this one's my personal favorite.

Getting close to topping out second building. It’s been tough. First month me and our Dir of Arch and Cons were on site daily 7:30am - 7:30pm with masons. 4 weeks straight. Had to lay stones for them, correct small details, put up leads—had to act as lead mason, essentially. Now our Superintendent and Field Tech know how to do these things which has freed me back up. But we are having to hold masons hands the whole way. We were supposed to be going faster with 2 simultaneous crews going, but 2nd crew got scared of trying. Along with 10 other crews. We’ve rearranged schedule to make up some time elsewhere, but ultimately it’ll just be 6 weeks slower than we’d planned. On development side we’re okay; still going through equity, no bank debt yet so no unplanned interest. We’re in budget. And it’s looking freaking amazing—and word is getting out on lease up. But, this isn’t for the faint of heart. I get asked all the time “how to do this”. I tell most people don’t try. Unless you are really, really committed, and are willing to blow up your schedule and work 80 hour weeks just to keep it on track. Thankfully I have an amazing team and we are that committed. My goal is to make it easier over time. Train more masons, clear documented systems, etc. But when innovating, it is hard—and you have to make up for a lot with sheer effort. It’ll make the final product all the sweeter, knowing what went into it.

Building Culture was featured in the latest edition of the Classic Planning Herald!

The Oklahoma City Carusos

Keeping up with the corruption in this state is a full time job. And it’s the job I want as your next AG.

As a 3.79, I approve this message.

Thank you to everyone who makes the OKC Memorial marathon as special as you do. What a day.

This put me to the test

Some cool masonry details (and how to) on our Townsend and Apollo Workspace project! Can apply this to any building, a 5 over 1 multi family apartment building, a home, etc. The depth and shadow lines are what really make details like this pop. They’re simple, but have a huge ROI. But need to make sure they’re done well.

The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful.

Josh has some exciting channel updates to be aware of. Additionally he provides his take on Purity! If you'd like a copy of Purity prior to its release let me know!

Was sub-$100 oil the april fools joke?

Oklahoma City plans to expand the Core to Shore tax increment financing districts, adding new areas including Capitol Hill and increasing the budget to $528 million. bit.ly/40SNOGk

I'm looking for some ARCs. Don't know what an ARC is? ARC === Advanced Reader Copy I'll give you a free digital copy of Crownfall in exchange for an HONEST review. Its that easy. Follow the sign up form below if you want joint he journey 🔗 👇

eARC copies for Purity were just sent out to the first wave of readers. If you'd like to dive into a psycological study of a young women under unreachable expectations, let me know so I can get it to you asap!

Purity ARC sign-ups are live. Its a 100 page novella that follows a young women in an academy as she struggles to pin point her identity outside of parental and systemic expectations. Dark academia, literary, scifantasy elements. No rush on the timeline. Link below.

"Purity is best suited for readers who enjoy dystopian fiction with a sharper edge—closer to psychological thrillers than traditional young-adult adventure. Its themes of control, trauma, and autonomy give the story weight, while its cinematic pacing makes it highly bingeable."

I have a clean beta slate - let me know if you want to do a manuscript swap. I have a few options.

About two weeks out from Purity eARCs being sent out and I'm nearing 40 sign ups. Way more than I expected. If you'd like a copy let me know! 30k story about a young woman finding her identity in a dark literary fiction dystopia. Sci-fantasy elements.

Inspections underway at the jobsite with my boy… See those cubes in the background? Got our first brick delivery in. Structural masonry for our commercial buildings start in a few weeks. Can’t wait!