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New Site, New Site

Welcome to jaceyang.org, the new online home of Jon Yang. Confusing? Yes! But after years of dominating the Google ranks of all the other pedestrian Jon Yangs, here I am, buried under pages and pages of dentists, doctors, handsome actors, other (superior) writers, etc.

So in an effort to zig when they zag, I'm going from "Jon" to "Jace," at least online, and it'll just make everything so much better. So welcome! If you've read me before, there ain't much new. If you haven't, well, there still ain't much new. Please be patient as I figure out how to collapse my multiple online spaces. For now, call me by my (fake) name!
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