Seemed like a nice rainy day to try a new pastry.

Saw this pretty blue-winged wasp outside the Field Museum on Saturday. Love seeing native pollinators around Chicago.

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. n.pr/47nGDK8

Working on a new book press! Got the basic sawing/drilling/most of the sanding sorted. Now I have to figure out a finish.

Took a trip to Indiana Dunes State Park for my birthday. Meant to take a 1.5 mile hike. Took the wrong trail marker. Did Trail 10, a 5.5 mile loop, instead. My legs hate me, but it was a lovely trek. Worth the jelly legs tomorrow.

Here it is! Worst Words, Worst Order is available in print and ebook at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, kobo, and some libraries upon request! I hope you all enjoy it!

Just ordered a proof copy of my poetry book! This is getting exciting.

Working on setting up the front matter of my poetry book, Worst Words, Worst Order. What are people's views on adding an anti-Ai note to the copyright page? I refuse to use Ai in any of my work, and I want to make it clear that I don't want my work fed into LLMs.

Going to be reciting a little bit of my poetry at Sip in Highland, Indiana today. Nervous but excited!

Why are ISBNs so expensive?

I've been trying to watch videos on modern trends in poetry publishing snd styles, and oh boy there is a lot of drama, isn’t there?

I've decided on the title for my first ever poetry collection! Worst Words, Worst Order, is going to be coming out a little later this year. I'm excited to be able to share it soon!

I got my author website up tonight. It's pretty bare bones right now, but I am hoping to be able to make some announcements soon!
kaseyworst.com

Hi! Just getting started. I'm a writer, designer, hobbyist book binder and photographer. We'll see how this goes!