getting published

7.23.25 - To Self-Publish?

It’s been a long time. A lot of life has happened in the past four-plus years. At some point, I’ll have to unpack it all. But for now, there’s this:

Gravity’s Reach is 95% finished.

I’ve prepped a cover page and tested out ebook compiling thanks to Scrivener. Deciphering ISBN needs and what it takes to self-publish on various platforms is the current task. I have a terminal draft together that just needs proofreaders. Though, finding proofreaders is the hard part. It would be nice to have feedback. The bleeding heart in me is aware that bias blindness is a likely possibility. I’d prefer to address that before publishing… but at this point, hard to say if that’ll happen or if it would get read at all, anyway. I may just say ‘fuck it’ and send it like a Formula Drift car into turn one at Road Atlanta.

Should I just self-publish? Should I send it out?

But for now, it’s nearing the end of this initial book. Here’s the cover. Yes it’s simple, but that’s who I am. At least it’s a photo of an eclipse and not some stock picture.

9.18.19

sixth draft finished
hand-written notes
in margins, in purple
filled binder, in hopes


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a kid threw a desk today
I pointed out he was mad
he made another kid sad
because they were fat and slow
asked him why and he blamed
everyone else, even the victim
so he flipped a table instead
of asking himself why am I

8.15.19

What else is there to do but
Take a knee and ask the girl
For real, this time, to marry you


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8.10.19

A draft and a first week down
Wheels simmer on hot ground
Wedding rings came in the mail
Can this be real, can this be now
I’d like to keep this life around

6.14.19

It might be dumb but I’ll try it
A big lie but today I’ll buy it
Conversing about big risks
Versus big rewards if
She stays and stays true
So I’ll watch the time go by
And wait an hour for you on
a June summer afternoon


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