YOU DON’T KNOW ME LIKE YOU THINK YOU DO.

Not very good at talking about myself, but let me try:

Hi! My name is Layne Elkins. Welcome to my world!

Louisiana born. Currently based in Seattle, WA.

Detail obsessed artist, artisan, and craftsman. Creative problem solver. Published author. Deeply troubled and admittedly flawed human. Painfully self-aware. Riddled with nervous disorders.

Raised on pop culture. Pokémon taught me how to read; Final Fantasy taught me how to feel.

“Values driven creative professional skilled in communication and adaptability when presented with unique challenges.” - my LinkedIn profile if I took any of that seriously, probably.

But yeah, more complex than any words that will fit here, so welcome to the ride, I guess.

A young man with a beard and a black baseball cap sitting indoors, smiling at the camera. In the background, there is a person with a white cap and a backpack, and colorful graffiti on the wall.

I published a book of essays written in 2025 from the columns I released on Substack.

You can purchase a copy here on the site, or subscribe on Substack to read digitally.

Post book release, I continue to write about pop culture and how it integrates into everything that I do and how it continues to shape me.

A man in a red baseball cap and black jacket, smiling and holding a can of Coke in one hand and a small plush Clefairy (Pokémon) in the other, standing in a workplace setting.
A woman is holding a young child with a headband that says 'LA STING'. The child's expression is neutral, and the woman is smiling while looking at the child.
Young man with a bandana, beard, nose ring, and chain necklace taking a mirror selfie with an orange phone.
Photo of a Polaroid featuring a young boy sitting on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in front of a red pickup truck in an outdoor setting with trees in the background.
A young boy and his sister celebrating a birthday with a table full of party supplies and gifts inside a McDonald's. The boy wears a party hat with a bicycle design and cartoon buttons on his shirt, while the girl next to him wears a blue dress.
A shirtless man lying on a couch with a small child resting on his chest, both appearing to cuddle or nap together.