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November 30, 2025
  • Full Jack Hammer Saga: The Architecture of Awareness
  • Jack Hammer-A Rip in Time Part 2: December’s Birthday
  • An Inheritance of Grief: A Debt Paid in Ash
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
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Jack Hammer

Ace Reporter. Private Dick.

Good work. You found my secret file cabinet of personal dossiers.

I'm working on a new case. You could help solve it and see your work in my next memoir. Here's a clue... A punk kid rode by on his bike and yelled "Hey Hammer! if you're looking for the truth, you can find it in the ten cent rag It's Pulp-Noir under a dime!". And with that he was gone.

The Broadcast

Jack Hammer’s Pulp Noir Audiobooks: W-HAM-ER

Radio W-HAM-ER, the official broadcast for Jack Hammer's pulp noir audiobooks.

W-HAM-ER Radio You’ve just tuned in to W-HAM-ER, the official frequency for Jack Hammer’s pulp noir audiobooks. Tired of the static? This isn’t

The Library

NewzHammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoir Noir Collection

Jack Hammer of newzhammer publishing in a busy printing plant printing his memoirs

Hammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoirs At Hammer Publishing, we believe a great story isn’t just told—it’s extracted from the source code. We are


FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

🥃 THE TOP SHELF

  • THE NEWS STAND
    • Vintage pulps. 10-cent inspiration.
"They say laughter's the best medicine. I guess that's why my doctor told me to quit journalism and start a clown college. But then I realized, most of the clowns are already in politics. And their jokes? Not nearly as funny as the ones I dig up on the daily."

Yours Truly, Jack Hammer.
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The Case of the Missing First Lady

An Evening at the Local Playhouse

The Saga

Full Jack Hammer Saga: The Architecture of Awareness

Black and white noir themed image of two gangsters standing over a man who has been shot in the chest

Over 2 hours and growing: Build a complex maze, feed it enough data, and the shadow in the center just might start to breathe. I’m Jack Hammer and

Hammer Op-Eds

Poodle on a Leash: Trump’s Foreign Policy Weakness

Pulp-noir political cartoon of a poodle on a leash and a broken Statue of Liberty, reflecting the post's theme of global disrespect for the U.S.

The New Global Standard: Trump’s Foreign Policy Foreign policy has always been a messy place, full of back-alley deals and sharp elbows. But for a

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Folder THE PRIVATE STASH

  • GRINDHOUSE THEATER
    • Research. Old movies that tell the truth.
"I tried to write a story about honesty in Washington, but my typewriter jammed. Must’ve sensed the lie before I did. Around here, truth’s an endangered species—spotted once a decade, stuffed, mounted, and trotted out for campaign season."

Yours Truly,
Jack Hammer.
  • NEWZHAMMER INC
    • THE HAMMER FILES
    • HAMMER PUBLISHING
  • W-HAM-ER RADIO
  • W-HAM-ER TV
  • HAMMER OP-EDS
    • THE DISTRICT
    • THE BLACK BOOK
    • THE LINEUP
    • THE GRIND
    • THE RANT SHEET

THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

This is the Hammer Underground.

Jack Hammer has gone deep underground after receiving a threatening post-it from “The Controller”. Follow him as he tries to out run his reality. This is where stories are written and take form before the go to the HAMMER PUBLISHING presses or the studios at W-HAM-ER RADIO  This is where the Detective work begins.

Black and white double exposure of Jack Hammer's distressed face reflected in a broken, analog clock.
  • Jack Hammer A Rip in Time
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE ECHO IN THE HEADLINE: THE INK ON THE PAGE

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

THE ECHO IN THE HEADLINE The ink on the page was dry, black, and screaming. My own words. My own byline. The Headline? “NEWZ FLASH: Tin-Pot Dictator

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Black and white close-up of a detective's hands holding a glowing wallet on a dark, cluttered desk
  • Jack Hammer A Rip in Time
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE FOG AND THE FLASH: A MEMOIR OF DISORIENTATION

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

THE FOG AND THE FLASH The air outside the Library felt like stale tobacco smoke, hanging thick with this new Pulp Noir conspiracy. I walked down the street,

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Three noir gangsters stand in a smoky lounge. The man on the left holds a black satchel. The image has a stark, graphic novel feel, rendered in black and white with a focus on deep shadows.
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: Lenny Bent’s Silvery Limo 

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

Lenny Bent’s Silvery smile Lenny Bent came through the door. The sight of him was enough to tell you he was a man of power. He had two suited thugs with

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A grayscale, high-contrast pulp-noir graphic novel panel shows Jack Hammer, a burly man in a trench coat and fedora, standing at a payphone located in the back corner of a dimly lit, gritty bar. He holds the receiver with a serious, intense expression. The bar's bottles and shadowy figures are blurred in the background, adding to the mysterious atmosphere.
  • Chapter 1: The Case of December's Debt
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: The Setup – Jack Calls Jamie Diamond

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

The bell above the door of Joe’s Place was missing, probably pried off by a drunk looking for spare change. The air inside was a thick soup of stale

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Grayscale, gritty pulp-noir image of detective Jack Hammer standing in a dimly lit living room, speaking with an older, authoritative man seated in an armchair, surrounded by subtle hints of a powerful "family" and their shared past.
  • Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: The Daughter I Never Knew

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

The Family Credit The front door was unlocked, as always. The bell chimed a lonely echo in the silence of Old Town Frank’s house. He was in his armchair,

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A graphic novel style, high-contrast, black-and-white image of a noir private eye seen at his desk sitting with his feet up on the desk as he stares at the twinkling city lights outside of his window.
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: The Greatest Show on Earth

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

The Curtain Call I did a brisk two-block walk from the lounge to my office, to get the details down before even a single one could disappear in a fog. I

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THE EDITOR’S DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

Noir image of PI in office with scattered files

I’m Jack Hammer: This is My Story The name’s Hammer. Jack Hammer. I’ve been walking these mean streets long enough to know that nothing is ever

THE DOCKET

A Political Chase: A Hardboiled Take on the Texas Standoff

I’ve seen my share of rigged games. A case where the evidence has been twisted, a witness whose memory has been bought and paid for, a deck stacked

CASE CLOSED

The Case of the Missing First Lady

A grayscale noir-style cartoon of a veiled showgirl whispering a secret to a detective in a trench coat and fedora in a foggy, European city.

The Case of the Missing First Lady The President walked into my office on a Monday morning, looking less like the leader of the free world and more like

THE EDITOR’S OFFICE

NewzHammer Magazine: Pulp-Noir Fiction & News from Jack Hammer

NewzHammer pulp-noir graphic magazine cover by Jack Hammer, featuring a trench-coat clad detective in a rainy alley with a femme fatale in a doorway.

This is NewzHammer Magazine. Let’s be perfectly clear on that. There’s no staff. No ghostwriters. Just me, DW. And if Jack Hammer thinks he’s

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